Section 301 – Ordinance establishing planning commission required — Ordinance requirements — Compensation.

Effective 5/9/2017 10-9a-301. Ordinance establishing planning commission required — Ordinance requirements — Compensation. (1) (a) Each municipality shall enact an ordinance establishing a planning commission. (b) The ordinance shall define: (i) the number and terms of the members and, if the municipality chooses, alternate members; (ii) the mode of appointment; (iii) the procedures for filling […]

Section 302 – Planning commission powers and duties — Training requirements.

Effective 5/5/2021 10-9a-302. Planning commission powers and duties — Training requirements. (1) The planning commission shall review and make a recommendation to the legislative body for: (a) a general plan and amendments to the general plan; (b) land use regulations, including: (i) ordinances regarding the subdivision of land within the municipality; and (ii) amendments to […]

Section 303 – Entrance upon land.

10-9a-303. Entrance upon land. The municipality may enter upon any land at reasonable times to make examinations and surveys pertinent to the: (1) preparation of its general plan; or (2) preparation or enforcement of its land use ordinances. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 254, 2005 General Session

Section 304 – State and federal property.

Effective 5/5/2021 10-9a-304. State and federal property. Unless otherwise provided by law, nothing contained in this chapter may be construed as giving a municipality jurisdiction over property owned by the state or the United States. Amended by Chapter 363, 2021 General Session

Section 305 – Other entities required to conform to municipality’s land use ordinances — Exceptions — School districts and charter schools — Submission of development plan and schedule.

Effective 5/5/2021 10-9a-305. Other entities required to conform to municipality’s land use ordinances — Exceptions — School districts and charter schools — Submission of development plan and schedule. (1) (a) Each county, municipality, school district, charter school, local district, special service district, and political subdivision of the state shall conform to any applicable land use […]

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 […]