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Home » US Law » 2022 Utah Code » Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code » Chapter 9a - Municipal Land Use, Development, and Management Act » Part 3 - General Land Use Provisions » Section 306 – Land use authority requirements — Nature of land use decision.
Effective 5/9/2017
10-9a-306. Land use authority requirements — Nature of land use decision.

  • (1) A land use authority shall apply the plain language of land use regulations.
  • (2) If a land use regulation does not plainly restrict a land use application, the land use authority shall interpret and apply the land use regulation to favor the land use application.
  • (3) A land use decision of a land use authority is an administrative act, even if the land use authority is the legislative body.

Enacted by Chapter 84, 2017 General Session