Utah Code § 10-15-2: Legislative findings and purposes.

(1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that in certain areas in municipalities within the state, and particularly in retail shopping areas thereof, there is need to separate pedestrian travel from vehicular travel and that such separation is necessary to protect the public safety or otherwise to serve the public interest and convenience.

(2) The Legislature further finds and declares that such objectives can, in part, be accomplished by the establishment of pedestrian malls pursuant to this chapter.