Protests.

Utah Code § 11-42b-105, under Chapter 11-42b: Convention and Tourism Business Assessment Area Act.

Utah Code § 11-42b-105

11-42b-105. Protests.

(1) An owner of a benefitted property that is proposed to be assessed and who does not want the benefitted property to be included in the assessment area may, within 30 days after the day of the hearing described in Section, file a written protest with the legislative body: 11-42b-106 against: the designation of an assessment area; the inclusion of the owner's benefitted property in the proposed assessment area; or the proposed beneficial activities to be implemented; or protesting: whether the assessment meets the requirements of Section; or 11-42b-102 any other aspect of the proposed designation of an assessment area.

(2) Each protest under Subsectionshall: (1) describe or otherwise identify the benefitted property owned by the person filing the protest; and include the signature of the owner of the benefitted property.

(3) An owner subject to assessment may withdraw a protest at any time before the expiration of the 30-day period described in Subsectionby filing a written withdrawal with the legislative body. (1)

(4) If the legislative body intends to assess benefitted properties within the proposed assessment area by establishing benefit zones, as described in Subsection, and the legislative body has clearly noticed the legislative body's intent, the legislative body shall: 11-42b-102(2)(b)(ii) in determining whether adequate protests have been filed, aggregate the protests by the type of beneficial activity or by classification; and apply to and calculate for each type of beneficial activity or classification the threshold requirements of adequate protests.

(5) The failure of an owner of a benefitted property within the proposed assessment area to file a timely written protest constitutes a waiver of any objection to: the designation of the assessment area; any beneficial activity to be implemented within the assessment area; the inclusion of the owner's benefitted property within the assessment area; and the fact, but not amount, of benefit to the owner's benefitted property.

(6) The legislative body shall post the total and percentage of the written protests the legislative body receives under this section on the legislative body's website, or, if no website is available, at the legislative body's place of business at least five days before the public meeting described in Section. 11-42b-106