{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-10-20-502","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 10-20-502","heading":"Preparation and adoption of land use regulation.","body":"(1) A planning commission shall:\n(a) provide notice as required by Subsection 10-20-205(1)(a) and, if applicable, Subsection 10-20-205(4);\n(b) hold a public hearing on a proposed land use regulation;\n(c) if applicable, consider each written objection filed in accordance with Subsection 10-20-205(5) before the public hearing; and\n(d)\n(i) review and recommend to the legislative body a proposed land use regulation that represents the planning commission's recommendation for regulating the use and development of land within all or any part of the area of the municipality; and\n(ii) forward to the legislative body all objections filed in accordance with Subsection 10-20-205(5).\n(2)\n(a) A legislative body shall consider each proposed land use regulation that the planning commission recommends to the legislative body.\n(b) After providing notice as required by Subsection 10-20-205(1)(b) and holding a public meeting, the legislative body may adopt or reject the land use regulation described in Subsection (2)(a):\n(i) as proposed by the planning commission; or\n(ii) after making any revision the legislative body considers appropriate.\n(c) Beginning on September 15, 2026, a legislative body may adopt or reject a proposed land use regulation without waiting for a recommendation from the planning commission if:\n(i) a land use applicant makes a request described in Subsection 10-20-905(2)(b); or\n(ii) a legislative body determines that a planning commission has had adequate time to consider the land use regulation.","path":["Title 10 Utah Municipal Code","Chapter 10-20 Municipal Land Use, Development, and Management Act","Part 10-20-5 Land Use Regulations - General Processes"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title10/Chapter20/10-20-S502.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"7bcd1fab0d882d8260f9051d278e46b210d98765ac6ad8d9c7856f84b33f1e0f","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-10-20-501","next":"us-ut/utah-code-10-20-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}