§ 11-42-201 Resolution or ordinance designating an assessment area — Classifications within an assessment area — Preconditions to adoption of a resolution or ordinance
§ 11-42-202 Requirements applicable to a notice of a proposed assessment area designation — Notice
§ 11-42-203 Protests
§ 11-42-204 Hearing
§ 11-42-205 Unimproved property
§ 11-42-206 Public meeting — Adoption of a resolution or ordinance regarding a proposed assessment area — Designation prohibited if adequate protests filed — Recording of resolution or ordinance and notice of proposed assessment
§ 11-42-207 Adding property to an assessment area
§ 11-42-208 Recording notice of deletion if property is deleted from an assessment area

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 11 > Chapter 42 > Part 2 - Designating an Assessment Area

  • Adequate protests: means , for all proposed assessment areas except sewer assessment areas, timely filed, written protests under Section 11-42-203 that represent at least 40% of the frontage, area, taxable value, fair market value, lots, number of connections, or equivalent residential units of the property proposed to be assessed, according to the same assessment method by which the assessment is proposed to be levied, after eliminating:
    (i) protests relating to:
    (A) property that has been deleted from a proposed assessment area; or
    (B) an improvement that has been deleted from the proposed improvements to be provided to property within the proposed assessment area; and
    (ii) protests that have been withdrawn under Subsection 11-42-203(3). See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Assessment area: means an area, or, if more than one area is designated, the aggregate of all areas within a local entity's jurisdictional boundaries that is designated by a local entity under 2, for the purpose of financing the costs of improvements, operation and maintenance, or economic promotion activities that benefit property within the area. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Assessment method: means the method:
    (a) by which an assessment is levied against benefitted property, whether by frontage, area, taxable value, fair market value, lot, parcel, number of connections, equivalent residential unit, any combination of these methods, or any other method; and
    (b) that, when applied to a benefitted property, accounts for an assessment that meets the requirements of Section 11-42-409. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Benefitted property: means property within an assessment area that directly or indirectly benefits from improvements, operation and maintenance, or economic promotion activities. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Bonds: means assessment bonds and refunding assessment bonds. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Designation ordinance: means an ordinance adopted by a local entity under Section 11-42-206 designating an assessment area. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Designation resolution: means a resolution adopted by a local entity under Section 11-42-206 designating an assessment area. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Economic promotion activities: means activities that promote economic growth in a commercial area of a local entity, including:
    (a) sponsoring festivals and markets;
    (b) promoting business investment or activities;
    (c) helping to coordinate public and private actions; and
    (d) developing and issuing publications designed to improve the economic well-being of the commercial area. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Forbearance: A means of handling a delinquent loan. A
  • Governing body: means :
    (a) for a county, city, or town, the legislative body of the county, city, or town;
    (b) for a special district, the board of trustees of the special district;
    (c) for a special service district:
    (i) the legislative body of the county, city, or town that established the special service district, if no administrative control board has been appointed under Section 17D-1-301; or
    (ii) the administrative control board of the special service district, if an administrative control board has been appointed under Section 17D-1-301;
    (d) for the military installation development authority created in Section 63H-1-201, the board, as defined in Section 63H-1-102;
    (e) for the Utah Inland Port Authority, created in Section 11-58-201, the board, as defined in Section 11-58-102; and
    (f) for a public infrastructure district, the board of the public infrastructure district as defined in Section 17D-4-102. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Jurisdictional boundaries: means :
    (a) for a county, the boundaries of the unincorporated area of the county; and
    (b) for each other local entity, the boundaries of the local entity. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Local entity: means :
    (a) a county, city, town, special service district, or special district;
    (b) an interlocal entity as defined in Section 11-13-103;
    (c) the military installation development authority, created in Section 63H-1-201;
    (d) a public infrastructure district under Title 17D, Chapter 4, Public Infrastructure District Act, including a public infrastructure district created by a development authority;
    (e) the Utah Inland Port Authority, created in Section 11-58-201; or
    (f) any other political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Project engineer: means the surveyor or engineer employed by or the private consulting engineer engaged by a local entity to perform the necessary engineering services for and to supervise the construction or installation of the improvements. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Property: includes real property and any interest in real property, including water rights and leasehold rights. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Reserve fund: means a fund established by a local entity under Section 11-42-702. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Unassessed benefitted government property: means property that a local entity may not assess in accordance with Section 11-42-408 but is benefitted by an improvement, operation and maintenance, or economic promotion activities. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Unimproved property: means property upon which no residential, commercial, or other building has been built. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Voluntary assessment area: means an assessment area that contains only property whose owners have voluntarily consented to an assessment. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5