17-79-501. Enactment of land use regulation.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)Only a legislative body, as the body authorized to weigh policy considerations, may enact a land use regulation.

(a)Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b) , a legislative body may enact a land use regulation only by ordinance.

(b)A legislative body may, by ordinance or resolution, enact a land use regulation that imposes a fee.

(3)A land use regulation shall be consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

(a)A legislative body shall adopt a land use regulation to:

(i)create or amend a zoning district under Subsection 17-79-503(1)(a) ; and

(ii)designate general uses allowed in each zoning district.

(b)A land use authority may establish or modify other restrictions or requirements other than those described in Subsection (4)(a) , including the configuration or modification of uses or density, through a land use decision that applies criteria or policy elements that a land use regulation establishes or describes.

(a)A county shall publish on the county's website:

(i)all of the county's land use regulations; and

(ii)a fee schedule that lists all of the county's fees related to a land use application, land use permit, or land use regulation, including development review fees and impact fees.

(b)A county may comply with Subsection (5)(a) by:

(i)posting a link on the county's website to a separate webpage or third-party website where the land use regulations or fee schedule described in Subsection (5)(a) are posted; and

(ii)submitting a new or modified land use regulation or fee schedule described in Subsection (5)(a) to the third-party website within six months after the day on which the legislative body adopts the new or modified land use regulation or fee schedule.

(6)A county may not adopt a land use regulation or development agreement, or make a land use decision that restricts the type of crop that may be grown in an area that is:

(a)zoned agricultural; or

(b)assessed under Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 5, Farmland Assessment Act .

(7)A county land use regulation pertaining to an airport or an airport influence area, as that term is defined in Section 72-10-401 , is subject to Title 72, Chapter 10, Part 4, Airport Zoning Act .

Amended by Chapter 166 , 2026 General Session