Historic preservation authority.
Utah Code § 10-20-903
in effect10-20-903. Historic preservation authority.
(1)
(a) A legislative body may designate a historic preservation authority.
(b) A legislative body may not designate the legislative body or the municipality's governing body as a historic preservation authority.
(2) In making administrative decisions on land use applications, a historic preservation authority shall apply the plain language of the land use regulations to a land use application.
(3) If a land use regulation does not plainly restrict a land use application, the historic preservation authority shall interpret and apply the land use regulation to favor the land use application.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 15, 2025 Special Session 1
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title10/Chapter20/10-20-S903.html?v=C10-20-S903_2025110620251206Fetched: 10/26/2026
