Effective 5/5/2021
17-27a-529. Infrastructure improvements involving roadways.
17-27a-529. Infrastructure improvements involving roadways.
- (1) As used in this section:
- (a) “Low impact development” means the same as that term is defined in Section 19-5-108.5.
- (b)
- (i) “Pavement” means the bituminous or concrete surface of a roadway.
- (ii) “Pavement” does not include a curb or gutter.
- (c) “Residential street” means a public or private roadway that:
- (i) currently serves or is projected to serve an area designated primarily for single-family residential use;
- (ii) requires at least two off-site parking spaces for each single-family residential property abutting the roadway; and
- (iii) has or is projected to have, on average, traffic of no more than 1,000 trips per day, based on findings contained in:
- (A) a traffic impact study;
- (B) the county’s general plan under Section 17-27a-401;
- (C) an adopted phasing plan; or
- (D) a written plan or report on current or projected traffic usage.
- (2)
- (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a county may not, as part of an infrastructure improvement, require the installation of pavement on a residential street at a width in excess of 32 feet if the county requires low impact development for the area in which the residential street is located.
- (b) Subsection (2)(a) does not apply if a county requires the installation of pavement:
- (i) in a vehicle turnaround area; or
- (ii) to address specific traffic flow constraints at an intersection or other area.
- (3)
- (a) A county shall, by ordinance, establish any standards that the county requires, as part of an infrastructure improvement, for fire department vehicle access and turnaround on roadways.
- (b) The county shall ensure that the standards established under Subsection (3)(a) are consistent with the State Fire Code as defined in Section 15A-1-102.
Enacted by Chapter 385, 2021 General Session