{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-17-79-408","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 17-79-408","heading":"Mountainous planning district.","body":"(1)\n(a) The legislative body of a county of the first class may adopt an ordinance designating an area located within the county as a mountainous planning district if the legislative body determines that:\n(i) the area is primarily used for recreational purposes, including canyons, foothills, ski resorts, wilderness areas, lakes and reservoirs, campgrounds, or picnic areas within the Wasatch Range;\n(ii) the area is used by residents of the county who live inside and outside the limits of a municipality;\n(iii) the total resident population in the proposed mountainous planning district is equal to or less than 5% of the population of the county;\n(iv) the area is within the unincorporated area of the county or was within the unincorporated area of the county before May 12, 2015; and\n(v) the area includes land designated as part of a national forest on or before May 9, 2017.\n(b) The population figure under Subsection (1)(a)(iii) shall be derived from a population estimate by the Utah Population Committee created in Section 63C-20-103.\n(2)\n(a) A county may adopt a general plan and adopt a zoning or subdivision ordinance for a property that is located within a mountainous planning district.\n(b) A county plan or zoning or subdivision ordinance governs a property described in Subsection (2)(a).","path":["Title 17 Counties","Chapter 17-79 County Land Use, Development, and Management Act","Part 17-79-4 General Plan"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17/Chapter79/17-79-S408.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"04865c2f139aed9dca34890b799fa2cf3d0f2c8e8b54fd30a287fd6ca5fd6e93","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-17-79-407","next":"us-ut/utah-code-17-79-501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}