{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-17-79-504","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 17-79-504","heading":"Temporary land use regulations.","body":"(1)\n(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a county legislative body may, without prior consideration of or recommendation from the planning commission, enact an ordinance establishing a temporary land use regulation for any part or all of the area within the county if:\n(i) the legislative body makes a finding of compelling, countervailing public interest; or\n(ii) the area is unregulated.\n(b) A temporary land use regulation under Subsection (1)(a) may prohibit or regulate the erection, construction, reconstruction, or alteration of any building or structure or any subdivision approval.\n(c) A temporary land use regulation under Subsection (1)(a) may not impose an impact fee or other financial requirement on building or development.\n(2)\n(a) The legislative body shall establish a period of limited effect for the ordinance not to exceed 180 days.\n(b) A county legislative body may not apply the provisions of a temporary land use regulation to the review of a specific land use application if the land use application is impaired or prohibited by proceedings initiated under Subsection 17-79-803(1)(a)(ii)(B).\n(3)\n(a) A legislative body may, without prior planning commission consideration or recommendation, enact an ordinance establishing a temporary land use regulation prohibiting construction, subdivision approval, and other development activities within an area that is the subject of an Environmental Impact Statement or a Major Investment Study examining the area as a proposed highway or transportation corridor.\n(b) A regulation under Subsection (3)(a):\n(i) may not exceed 180 days in duration;\n(ii) may be renewed, if requested by the Transportation Commission created under Section 72-1-301, for up to two additional 180-day periods by ordinance enacted before the expiration of the previous regulation; and\n(iii) notwithstanding Subsections (3)(b)(i) and (ii), is effective only as long as the Environmental Impact Statement or Major Investment Study is in progress.","path":["Title 17 Counties","Chapter 17-79 County Land Use, Development, and Management Act","Part 17-79-5 Land Use Regulations - General Processes"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17/Chapter79/17-79-S504.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"f9ea990f01dfcc0507271c4fe03cec74d997911d384e0915b0f60e36b2b92c77","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-17-79-503","next":"us-ut/utah-code-17-79-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}