{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-17-81-203","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 17-81-203","heading":"Review of proposal for creation of protection area.","body":"(1) After 15 days from the date of the notice, the applicable legislative body shall refer the proposal and any objections and proposed modifications to the proposal to the:\n(a) county advisory board created in accordance with Section 17-81-102; and\n(b) planning commission.\n(2)\n(a) Within 45 days after receipt of the proposal, the planning commission shall submit a written report to the applicable legislative body that:\n(i) analyzes and evaluates the effect of the creation of the proposed area on the planning policies and objectives of the county or municipality, as the case may be;\n(ii) analyzes and evaluates the proposal by applying the criteria contained in Section 17-81-205;\n(iii) recommends any modifications to the land to be included in the proposed agriculture protection area, industrial protection area, or critical infrastructure materials protection area;\n(iv) analyzes and evaluates any objections to the proposal; and\n(v) includes a recommendation to the applicable legislative body either to accept, accept and modify, or reject the proposal.\n(b) Within 45 days after receipt of the proposal, the advisory board shall submit a written report to the applicable legislative body that:\n(i) recommends any modifications to the land to be included in the proposed agriculture protection area, industrial protection area, or critical infrastructure materials protection area;\n(ii) analyzes and evaluates the proposal by applying the criteria contained in Section 17-41-305;\n(iii) analyzes and evaluates any objections to the proposal; and\n(iv) includes a recommendation to the applicable legislative body either to accept, accept and modify, or reject the proposal.\n(c) The applicable legislative body shall consider a failure of the planning commission or advisory committee to submit a written report within the 45 days under Subsection (2)(a) or (b) as a recommendation of that committee to approve the proposal as submitted.","path":["Title 17 Counties","Chapter 17-81 Agriculture, Industrial, and Critical Infrastructure Materials","Part 17-81-2 Proposal and Approval of a Protection Area"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17/Chapter81/17-81-S203.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"1f253650d6b366b61878a4947057e84c7038f725a4fc7d330313fcc28218d15f","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-17-81-202","next":"us-ut/utah-code-17-81-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}