Utah Code § 17C-1-801 Title.
17C-1-801. Title.
This part is known as "Hearing and Notice Requirements."
Enacted by Chapter 350, 2016 General Session
Hearing and Notice Requirements
Utah Code tit. 17C, ch. 17C-1, pt. 17C-1-P8
in effectUtah Code § 17C-1-802 Combining hearings.
17C-1-802. Combining hearings.
A board may combine any combination of a development impediment hearing, a plan hearing, and a budget hearing.
Amended by Chapter 376, 2019 General Session
Utah Code § 17C-1-803 Continuing a hearing.
17C-1-803. Continuing a hearing.
Subject to Section 17C-1-804, the board may continue:
(1) a development impediment hearing;
(2) a plan hearing;
(3) a budget hearing;
(4) a dormancy period extension hearing; or
(5) a combined hearing under Section 17C-1-802.
Amended by Chapter 141, 2026 General Session
Utah Code § 17C-1-804 Notice required for continued hearing.
17C-1-804. Notice required for continued hearing.
The board shall give notice of a hearing continued under Section 17C-1-803 by announcing at the hearing:
(1) the date, time, and place the hearing will be resumed; or
(2)
(a) that the hearing is being continued to a later time; and
(b) that the board will cause a notice of the continued hearing to be published for the community, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least seven days before the day on which the hearing is scheduled to resume.
Amended by Chapter 435, 2023 General Session
Utah Code § 17C-1-805 Agency to provide notice of hearings.
17C-1-805. Agency to provide notice of hearings.
(1) Each agency shall provide notice, in accordance with this part, of each:
(a) development impediment hearing;
(b) plan hearing;
(c) budget hearing; or
(d) dormancy period extension hearing.
(2) The notice required under Subsection (1) may be combined with the notice required for any of the other hearings if the hearings are combined under Section 17C-1-802.
Amended by Chapter 141, 2026 General Session
Utah Code § 17C-1-806 Requirements for notice provided by agency.
17C-1-806. Requirements for notice provided by agency.
(1) The notice required by Section 17C-1-805 shall be given by:
(a) publishing notice for the county, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 14 days before the day on which the hearing is held; and
(b) at least 30 days before the hearing, mailing notice to:
(i) each record owner of property located within the project area or proposed project area;
(ii) the State Tax Commission;
(iii) the assessor and auditor of the county in which the project area or proposed project area is located; and
(iv)
(A) if a project area is subject to a taxing entity committee, each member of the taxing entity committee and the State Board of Education; or
(B) if a project area is not subject to a taxing entity committee, the legislative body or governing board of each taxing entity within the boundaries of the project area or proposed project area.
(2) The mailing of the notice to record property owners required under Subsection (1)(b)(i) shall be conclusively considered to have been properly completed if:
(a) the agency mails the notice to the property owners as shown in the records, including an electronic database, of the county recorder's office and at the addresses shown in those records; and
(b) the county recorder's office records used by the agency in identifying owners to whom the notice is mailed and their addresses were obtained or accessed from the county recorder's office no earlier than 30 days before the mailing.
(3) The agency shall include in each notice required under Section 17C-1-805:
(a)
(i) a boundary description of the project area or proposed project area; or
(ii)
(A) a mailing address or telephone number where a person may request that a copy of the boundary description be sent at no cost to the person by mail, email, or facsimile transmission; and
(B) if the agency or community has an Internet website, an Internet address where a person may gain access to an electronic, printable copy of the boundary description and other related information;
(b) a map of the boundaries of the project area or proposed project area;
(c) an explanation of the purpose of the hearing; and
(d) a statement of the date, time, and location of the hearing.
(4) The agency shall include in each notice under Subsection (1)(b):
(a) a statement that property tax revenue resulting from an increase in valuation of property within the project area or proposed project area will be paid to the agency for project area development rather than to the taxing entity to which the tax revenue would otherwise have been paid if:
(i)
(A) the taxing entity committee consents to the project area budget; or
(B) one or more taxing entities agree to share property tax revenue under an interlocal agreement; and
(ii) the project area plan provides for the agency to receive tax increment; and
(b) an invitation to the recipient of the notice to submit to the agency comments concerning the subject matter of the hearing before the date of the hearing.
(5) An agency may include in a notice under Subsection (1) any other information the agency considers necessary or advisable, including the public purpose achieved by the project area development and any future tax benefits expected to result from the project area development.
Amended by Chapter 435, 2023 General Session
Utah Code § 17C-1-807 Additional requirements for notice of a development impediment hearing.
17C-1-807. Additional requirements for notice of a development impediment hearing.
Each notice under Section 17C-1-806 for a development impediment hearing shall also include:
(1) a statement that:
(a) a project area is being proposed;
(b) the proposed project area may be determined to have a development impediment;
(c) the record owner of property within the proposed project area has the right to present evidence at the development impediment hearing contesting the existence of a development impediment;
(d) except for a hearing continued under Section 17C-1-803, the agency will notify the record owner of property referred to in Subsection 17C-1-806(1)(b)(i) of each additional public hearing held by the agency concerning the proposed project area before the adoption of the project area plan; and
(e) a person contesting the existence of a development impediment in the proposed project area may appear before the board and show cause why the proposed project area should not be designated as a project area; and
(2) if the agency anticipates acquiring property in an urban renewal project area or a community reinvestment project area by eminent domain, a clear and plain statement that:
(a) the project area plan may require the agency to use eminent domain; and
(b) the proposed use of eminent domain will be discussed at the development impediment hearing.
Amended by Chapter 376, 2019 General Session
Utah Code § 17C-1-808 Additional requirements for notice of a plan hearing.
17C-1-808. Additional requirements for notice of a plan hearing.
Each notice under Section 17C-1-806 of a plan hearing shall also include:
(1) a statement that any person objecting to the proposed project area plan or contesting the regularity of any of the proceedings to adopt the proposed project area plan may appear before the board at the hearing to show cause why the proposed project area plan should not be adopted; and
(2) a statement that the proposed project area plan is available for inspection at the agency offices.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 350, 2016 General Session
Utah Code § 17C-1-809 Additional requirements for notice of a budget hearing.
17C-1-809. Additional requirements for notice of a budget hearing.
Each notice under Section 17C-1-806 of a budget hearing shall contain:
(1) the following statement:
"The (name of agency) has requested $________ in property tax revenues that will be generated by development within the (name of project area) to fund a portion of project costs within the (name of project area). These property tax revenues will be used for the following: (list major budget categories and amounts). These property taxes will be taxes levied by the following governmental entities, and, assuming current tax rates, the taxes paid to the agency for this project area from each taxing entity will be as follows: (list each taxing entity levying taxes and the amount of total taxes that would be paid from each taxing entity). All of the property taxes to be paid to the agency for the development in the project area are taxes that will be generated only if the project area is developed.
All concerned citizens are invited to attend the project area budget hearing scheduled for (date, time, and place of hearing). A copy of the (name of project area) project area budget is available at the offices of (name of agency and office address)."; and
(2) other information that the agency considers appropriate.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 350, 2016 General Session
Utah Code § 17C-1-810 Additional requirements for notice of a dormancy period extension hearing.
17C-1-810. Additional requirements for notice of a dormancy period extension hearing.
Each notice under Section 17C-1-806 of a dormancy period extension hearing shall include a statement that an individual who objects to the proposed dormancy period extension may appear before the board at the hearing to explain why the individual believes the proposed dormancy period should not be extended.
Enacted by Chapter 141, 2026 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17C/Chapter1/17C-1-P8.html?v=C17C-1-P8_2016051020160510Fetched: 10/26/2026