{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-17-79-705","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 17-79-705","heading":"Process for subdivision review and approval.","body":"(1)\n(a) As used in this section, an \"administrative land use authority\" means an individual, board, or commission, appointed or employed by a county, including county staff or a county planning commission.\n(b) \"Administrative land use authority\" does not include a county legislative body or a member of a county legislative body.\n(2)\n(a) This section applies to land use decisions arising from subdivision applications for single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, or townhomes.\n(b) This section does not apply to land use regulations adopted, approved, or agreed upon by a legislative body exercising land use authority in the review of land use applications for zoning or other land use regulation approvals.\n(3) A county ordinance governing the subdivision of land shall:\n(a) comply with this section and establish a standard method and form of application for preliminary subdivision applications and final subdivision applications; and\n(b)\n(i) designate a single administrative land use authority for the review of preliminary applications to subdivide land; or\n(ii) if the county has adopted an ordinance that establishes a separate procedure for the review and approval of subdivisions under Section 17-79-708, the county may designate a different and separate administrative land use authority for the approval of subdivisions under Section 17-79-708.\n(4)\n(a) If an applicant requests a pre-application meeting, the county shall, within 15 business days after the request, schedule the meeting to review the concept plan and give initial feedback.\n(b) At the pre-application meeting, the county staff shall provide or have available on the county website the following:\n(i) copies of applicable land use regulations;\n(ii) a complete list of standards required for the project;\n(iii) preliminary and final application checklists; and\n(iv) feedback on the concept plan.\n(5) A preliminary subdivision application shall comply with all applicable county ordinances and requirements of this section.\n(6) An administrative land use authority may complete a preliminary subdivision application review in a public meeting or at a county staff level.\n(7) With respect to a preliminary application to subdivide land, an administrative land use authority may:\n(a) receive public comment; and\n(b) hold no more than one public hearing.\n(8) If a preliminary subdivision application complies with the applicable county ordinances and the requirements of this section, the administrative land use authority shall approve the preliminary subdivision application.\n(9) A county shall review and approve or deny a final subdivision plat application in accordance with the provisions of this section and county ordinances, which:\n(a) may permit concurrent processing of the final subdivision plat application with the preliminary subdivision plat application; and\n(b) may not require planning commission or county legislative body approval.\n(10) If a final subdivision application complies with the requirements of this section, the applicable county ordinances, and the preliminary subdivision approval granted under Subsection (9)(a), a county shall approve the final subdivision application.","path":["Title 17 Counties","Chapter 17-79 County Land Use, Development, and Management Act","Part 17-79-7 Subdivisions"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17/Chapter79/17-79-S705.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"5bd533790fb0bd220216e85cda2886206d9ff35c8e7431ac854b08a1fe115ee4","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-17-79-704","next":"us-ut/utah-code-17-79-706"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}