§ 10-9a-203. Notice of intent to prepare a general plan or comprehensive general plan amendments in certain municipalities.

(1) Before preparing a proposed general plan or a comprehensive general plan amendment, each municipality within a county of the first or second class shall provide 10 calendar days notice of its intent to prepare a proposed general plan or a comprehensive general plan amendment:

(a) to each affected entity;

(b) to the Automated Geographic Reference Center created in Section 63F-1-506;

(c) to the association of governments, established pursuant to an interlocal agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, of which the municipality is a member; and

(d)

(i) on the Utah Public Notice Website created under Section 63F-1-701, if the municipality:

(A) is required under Subsection 52-4-202(3) to use that website to provide public notice of a meeting; or

(B) voluntarily chooses to provide notice on that website despite not being required to do so under Subsection (1)(d)(i)(A); or

(ii) to the state planning coordinator appointed under Section 63J-4-202, if the municipality does not provide notice on the Utah Public Notice Website under Subsection (1)(d)(i).

(2) Each notice under Subsection (1) shall:

(a) indicate that the municipality intends to prepare a general plan or a comprehensive general plan amendment, as the case may be;

(b) describe or provide a map of the geographic area that will be affected by the general plan or amendment;

(c) be sent by mail, e-mail, or other effective means;

(d) invite the affected entities to provide information for the municipality to consider in the process of preparing, adopting, and implementing a general plan or amendment concerning:

(i) impacts that the use of land proposed in the proposed general plan or amendment may have; and

(ii) uses of land within the municipality that the affected entity is considering that may conflict with the proposed general plan or amendment; and

(e) include the address of an Internet website, if the municipality has one, and the name and telephone number of a person where more information can be obtained concerning the municipality's proposed general plan or amendment.

Amended by Chapter 188, 2009 General Session