Notice of proposal for creation of protection area -- Responses.

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  • (1) An applicable legislative body shall provide notice of the proposal by:
    • (a) posting notice on the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63A-16-601;
    • (b) posting notice at five public places, designated by the county or municipal legislative body, within or near the proposed agriculture protection area, industrial protection area, or critical infrastructure materials protection area; and
    • (c) mailing written notice to each owner of land within 1,000 feet of the land proposed for inclusion within an agriculture protection area, industrial protection area, or critical infrastructure materials protection area.
  • (2) The notice shall contain:
    • (a) a statement that a proposal for the creation of an agriculture protection area, industrial protection area, or critical infrastructure materials protection area has been filed with the applicable legislative body;
    • (b) a statement that the proposal will be open to public inspection in the office of the applicable legislative body;
    • (c) a statement that any person affected by the establishment of the area may, within 15 days of the date of the notice, file with the applicable legislative body:
      • (i) written objections to the proposal; or
      • (ii) a written request to modify the proposal to exclude land from or add land to the proposed protection area;
    • (d) a statement that the applicable legislative body will submit the proposal to the advisory committee and to the planning commission for review and recommendations;
    • (e) a statement that the applicable legislative body will hold a public hearing to discuss and hear public comment on:
      • (i) the proposal to create the agriculture protection area, industrial protection area, or critical infrastructure materials protection area;
      • (ii) the recommendations of the advisory committee and planning commission; and
      • (iii) any requests for modification of the proposal and any objections to the proposal; and
    • (f) a statement indicating the date, time, and place of the public hearing.
  • (3)
    • (a) A person wishing to modify the proposal for the creation of the agriculture protection area, industrial protection area, or critical infrastructure materials protection area shall, within 15 days after the date of the notice, file a written request for modification of the proposal, which identifies specifically the land that should be added to or removed from the proposal.
    • (b) A person wishing to object to the proposal for the creation of the agriculture protection area, industrial protection area, or critical infrastructure materials protection area shall, within 15 days after the date of the notice, file a written objection to the creation of the relevant protection area.




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