59-2-301.6.  Definition — Assessment of property having a diminished productive value.

(1)  As used in this section, “diminished productive value” means that property has no, or a significantly reduced, ability to generate income as a result of:

Terms Used In Utah Code 59-2-301.6

  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fair market value: means the amount at which property would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither being under any compulsion to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts. See Utah Code 59-2-102
  • Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Property: means property that is subject to assessment and taxation according to its value. See Utah Code 59-2-102
  • Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)  a parcel size requirement established under a land use ordinance or zoning map adopted by a:

(i)  city or town in accordance with 5; or

(ii)  a county in accordance with 5; or

(b)  one or more easements burdening the property.

(2)  In assessing the fair market value of property, a county assessor shall consider as part of the determination of fair market value whether property has diminished productive value.

(3)  This section does not prohibit a county assessor from including as part of a determination of the fair market value of property any other factor affecting the fair market value of the property.

Enacted by Chapter 218, 2014 General Session