17-79-704. Subdivision plat approval procedure -- Effect of not complying.
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Effective 11/6/2025
17-79-704. Subdivision plat approval procedure -- Effect of not complying.
(1)A person may not submit a subdivision plat to the county recorder's office for recording unless:
(a)the person has complied with the requirements of Subsection 17-79-703(6)(a) ;
(b)the plat has been approved by:
(i)the land use authority of the:
(A)county in whose unincorporated area the land described in the plat is located; or
(B)mountainous planning district in whose area the land described in the plat is located; and
(ii)other officers that the county designates in its ordinance;
(c)all approvals described in Subsection (1)(b) are entered in writing on the plat by designated officers; and
(d)if the person submitting the plat intends the plat to be or if the plat is part of a community association subject to Title 57, Chapter 8a, Community Association Act , the plat includes language conveying to the association, as that term is defined in Section 57-8a-102 , all common areas, as that term is defined in Section 57-8a-102 .
(2)An owner of a platted lot is the owner of record sufficient to re-subdivide the lot if the owner's platted lot is not part of a community association subject to Title 57, Chapter 8a, Community Association Act .
(3)A plat recorded without the signatures required under this section is void.
(4)A transfer of land pursuant to a void plat is voidable by the land use authority.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 14 , 2025 Special Session 1