Section 1 – Control of finances and property.
10-8-1. Control of finances and property. The boards of commissioners and city councils of cities shall have the power to control the finances and property of the corporation. No Change Since 1953
Section 1.5 – Authority to make benefits generally available to employees, their dependents, and an adult designee — Registry authorized — Limitations.
10-8-1.5. Authority to make benefits generally available to employees, their dependents, and an adult designee — Registry authorized — Limitations. (1) A municipality may, by ordinance enacted by the municipal legislative body, make benefits generally available to all municipal employees, their dependents, and an unmarried employee’s financially dependent or interdependent adult designee. (2) (a) Subject […]
Section 1.7 – Use of incremental tax revenue for relocation expenses of displaced mobile home park residents.
10-8-1.7. Use of incremental tax revenue for relocation expenses of displaced mobile home park residents. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Displaced mobile home park resident” means a resident within a mobile home park who is required to relocate his or her residence from the mobile home park because of development activities that will […]
Section 10 – Trees.
10-8-10. Trees. They may plant, or direct and regulate the planting of, ornamental shade trees in streets, parks and public grounds. No Change Since 1953
Section 11 – Streets — Encroachments, lighting, sprinkling, cleaning.
Effective 9/22/2017 10-8-11. Streets — Encroachments, lighting, sprinkling, cleaning. They may regulate the use of streets, alleys, avenues, sidewalks, crosswalks, parks, and public grounds, install, prevent, or remove obstructions and encroachments thereon, and provide for the lighting, sprinkling, and cleaning of the same. Amended by Chapter 2, 2017 Special Session 1
Section 13 – Conduits, drains, etc.
10-8-13. Conduits, drains, etc. They may regulate the opening and use of streets, alleys, sidewalks, crosswalks and public grounds for the laying of gas or water mains and of conduits and pipes, and the building and repairing of sewers, tunnels, conduits and drains. No Change Since 1953
Section 14 – Utility and telecommunications services — Service beyond municipal limits — Retainage — Notice of service and agreement.
Effective 1/1/2021 10-8-14. Utility and telecommunications services — Service beyond municipal limits — Retainage — Notice of service and agreement. (1) As used in this section, “public telecommunications service facilities” means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-18-102. (2) A municipality may: (a) construct, maintain, and operate waterworks, sewer collection, sewer treatment […]
Section 14.5 – Utility easements — Use for water or sewerage service.
10-8-14.5. Utility easements — Use for water or sewerage service. (1) If a municipality grants a general utility easement for the provision of electric, gas, or telephone service, the grant may also provide that the easement may be used by the corporation or other entity that provides water or sewerage service to the municipality’s residents. […]
Section 15 – Waterworks — Construction — Extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Effective 7/1/2021 10-8-15. Waterworks — Construction — Extraterritorial jurisdiction. (1) As used in this section, “affected entity” means a: (a) county that has land use authority over land subject to an ordinance or regulation described in this section; (b) local health department, as that term is defined in Section 26A-1-102, that has jurisdiction pursuant to […]
Section 16 – Watercourses leading to and within city — Mill privileges.
10-8-16. Watercourses leading to and within city — Mill privileges. They may control the water and watercourses leading to the city and regulate and control the watercourses and mill privileges within the city; provided, that the control may not be exercised to the injury of any right already acquired by actual owners. Amended by Chapter […]
Section 17 – City may act as distributing agent — Collection of operating costs from users.
Effective 5/8/2018 10-8-17. City may act as distributing agent — Collection of operating costs from users. (1) When the governing body of a city is acting as distributing agent of water, not the property of the corporation, outside of or within its corporate limits, the governing body may annually, before the commencement of the irrigation […]
Section 18 – Acquisition of water sources — Retainage.
10-8-18. Acquisition of water sources — Retainage. (1) They may construct, purchase or lease and maintain canals, ditches, artesian wells and reservoirs, may appropriate, purchase or lease springs, streams or sources of water supply for the purpose of providing water for irrigation, domestic or other useful purposes; may prevent all waste of water flowing from […]
Section 19 – Water supply — Special tax for increasing supply when city acting as distributing agent.
Effective 5/8/2018 10-8-19. Water supply — Special tax for increasing supply when city acting as distributing agent. (1) Whenever a city is acting as distributing agent of water, not the property of the corporation, outside of or within the corporate limits of such city, upon written petition of the owners of the water, the city […]
Section 2 – Appropriations — Acquisition and disposal of property — Municipal authority — Corporate purpose — Procedure — Notice of intent to acquire real property.
Effective 5/4/2022 10-8-2. Appropriations — Acquisition and disposal of property — Municipal authority — Corporate purpose — Procedure — Notice of intent to acquire real property. (1) (a) Subject to Section 11-41-103, a municipal legislative body may: (i) appropriate money for corporate purposes only; (ii) provide for payment of debts and expenses of the corporation; […]
Section 2.5 – Prohibition against spending certain transportation funds.
10-8-2.5. Prohibition against spending certain transportation funds. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Apportioned” means divided or assigned among the states based on a prescribed formula established in 23 U.S.C. (b) “Authorization act” means an act of Congress enacted after July 1, 2009 that authorizes transportation programs from the Highway Trust Fund established in […]
Section 20 – Lighting works — Contracts — Retainage.
10-8-20. Lighting works — Contracts — Retainage. (1) They may contract with and authorize any person, company or association to construct gas works, electric or other lighting works within the city, and give such persons, company or association the privilege of furnishing light for the public buildings, streets, sidewalks and alleys of the city for […]
Section 21 – Lighting facilities — Sale of gas and electric power — Erection and removal of poles and wires.
10-8-21. Lighting facilities — Sale of gas and electric power — Erection and removal of poles and wires. They may provide for the lighting of streets and the erection of necessary appliances and lamp posts; may regulate the sale and use of gas, natural gas and electric or other lights and electric power within the […]
Section 22 – Water rates.
Effective 1/1/2021 10-8-22. Water rates. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Designated water service area” means the area defined by a municipality in accordance with the Utah Constitution, Article XI, Section 6, Subsection (1)(c). (b) “Large municipal drinking water system” means a municipally owned and operated drinking water system serving a population of 10,000 […]
Section 23 – Sidewalks — Regulation and control — Owners required to remove weeds, litter, snow and ice.
10-8-23. Sidewalks — Regulation and control — Owners required to remove weeds, litter, snow and ice. They may regulate and control the use of sidewalks and all structures thereunder or thereover; and they may require the owner or occupant, or the agent of any owner or occupant, of property to remove all weeds and noxious […]
Section 24 – Litter in streets.
10-8-24. Litter in streets. They may regulate and prevent the throwing or depositing of ashes, offal, dirt, garbage or any offensive matter in, and prevent injury or obstruction to, any street, sidewalk, avenue, alley, park or public ground. No Change Since 1953