Utah Code § 17-27a-802

Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 17-27a-802 - Enforcement
(1)
(a) A county or an adversely affected party may, in addition to other remedies provided by law, institute:
(i) injunctions, mandamus, abatement, or any other appropriate actions; or
(ii) proceedings to prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove the unlawful building, use, or act.
(b) A county need only establish the violation to obtain the injunction.
(2)
(a) Except as provided in Subsections (3) and (4), a county may enforce the county's ordinance by withholding a building permit.
(b) It is unlawful to erect, construct, reconstruct, alter, or change the use of any building or other structure within a county without approval of a building permit.
(c) The county may not issue a building permit unless the plans of and for the proposed erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, or use fully conform to all regulations then in effect.
(d) A county may not deny an applicant a building permit or certificate of occupancy because the applicant has not completed an infrastructure improvement:
(i) that is not essential to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit or certificate of occupancy under the building code and fire code; and
(ii) for which the county has accepted an improvement completion assurance for a public landscaping improvement, as defined in Section 17-27a-604.5, or an infrastructure improvement for the development.
(3) A county may not deny an applicant a building permit or certificate of occupancy based on the lack of completion of a landscaping improvement that is not a public landscaping improvement, as defined in Section 17-27a-604.5.
(4) A county may not withhold a building permit based on the lack of completion of a portion of a public sidewalk to be constructed within a public right-of-way serving a lot where a single-family or two-family residence or town home is proposed in a building permit application if an improvement completion assurance has been posted for the incomplete portion of the public sidewalk.
(5) A county may not prohibit the construction of a single-family or two-family residence or town home, withhold recording a plat, or withhold acceptance of a public landscaping improvement, as defined in Section 17-27a-604.5, or an infrastructure improvement based on the lack of installation of a public sidewalk if an improvement completion assurance has been posted for the public sidewalk.
(6) A county may not redeem an improvement completion assurance securing the installation of a public sidewalk sooner than 18 months after the date the improvement completion assurance is posted.
(7) A county shall allow an applicant to post an improvement completion assurance for a public sidewalk separate from an improvement completion assurance for:
(a) another infrastructure improvement; or
(b) a public landscaping improvement, as defined in Section 17-27a-604.5.
(8) A county may withhold a certificate of occupancy for a single-family or two-family residence or town home until the portion of the public sidewalk to be constructed within a public right-of-way and located immediately adjacent to the single-family or two-family residence or town home is completed and accepted by the county.

Utah Code § 17-27a-802

Amended by Chapter 415, 2024 General Session ,§ 17, eff. 11/1/2024.
Amended by Chapter 434, 2020 General Session ,§ 32, eff. 5/12/2020.
Amended by Chapter 384, 2019 General Session ,§ 47, eff. 5/14/2019.
Amended by Chapter 339, 2018 General Session ,§ 12, eff. 5/8/2018.
Amended by Chapter 327, 2015 General Session ,§ 12, eff. 5/12/2015.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 254, 2005 General Session