§ 63L-5-201 Protection of land use as religious exercise

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63L > Chapter 5 > Part 2 - Legal Standard

  • Free exercise of religion: means an act or refusal to act that is substantially motivated by sincere religious belief, whether or not the act or refusal is compulsory or central to a larger system of religious belief, and includes the use, building, or conversion of real property for the purpose of religious exercise. See Utah Code 63L-5-102
  • Government entity: means the state, a county, a municipality, a higher education institution, a special district, a special service district, any other political subdivision of the state, or any administrative subunit of any of them. See Utah Code 63L-5-102
  • Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Land use regulation: means any state or local law or ordinance, whether statutory or otherwise, that limits or restricts a person's use or development of land or a structure affixed to land. See Utah Code 63L-5-102
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that owns an interest in real property. See Utah Code 63L-5-102