Land use authority requirements -- Nature of land use decision.
Utah Code § 17-79-801
in effect17-79-801. Land use authority requirements -- Nature of land use decision.
(1) A land use authority shall apply the plain language of land use regulations.
(2) If a land use regulation does not plainly restrict a land use application, the land use authority shall interpret and apply the land use regulation to favor the land use application.
(3) A land use decision of a land use authority is an administrative act, even if the land use authority is the legislative body.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 14, 2025 Special Session 1
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17/Chapter79/17-79-S801.html?v=C17-79-S801_2025110620251206Fetched: 10/26/2026