17-79-402. Specific provisions for general plan.
(1) The general plan of a specified county, as defined in Section, shall include a moderate income housing element that meets the requirements of Section. 17-80-101 17-80-201 This Subsectionapplies to a county that does not qualify as a specified county as of January 1, 2023. (1)(b) As of January 1, if a county changes from one class to another or grows in population to qualify as a specified county, the county shall amend the county's general plan to include a moderate income housing element that meets the requirements of Sectionon or before August 1 of the first calendar year beginning on January 1 in which the county qualifies as a specified county. 17-80-201 A county described in Subsectionshall send a copy of the county's amended general plan to the association of governments, established in accordance with an interlocal agreement under, Interlocal Cooperation Act, of which the county is a member. (1)(b)(ii) Title 11, Chapter 13
(2) All county general plans shall contain a resource management plan for the public lands, as defined in Section, within the county. 63L-6-102 The resource management plan described in Subsectionshall address: (2)(a) mining; land use; livestock and grazing; irrigation; agriculture; fire management; noxious weeds; forest management; water rights; ditches and canals; water quality and hydrology; flood plains and river terraces; wetlands; riparian areas; predator control; wildlife; fisheries; recreation and tourism; energy resources; mineral resources; cultural, historical, geological, and paleontological resources; wilderness; wild and scenic rivers; threatened, endangered, and sensitive species; land access; law enforcement; economic considerations; and air. For each item listed under Subsection, a county's resource management plan shall: (2)(b) establish findings pertaining to the item; establish defined objectives; and outline general policies and guidelines on how the objectives described in Subsectionare to be accomplished. (2)(c)(ii)
(3) All county general plans shall include specific provisions related to an area within, or partially within, the exterior boundaries of the county, or contiguous to the boundaries of a county, which are proposed for the siting of a storage facility or transfer facility for the placement of high-level nuclear waste or greater than class C radioactive nuclear waste, as these wastes are defined in Section. 19-3-303 The provisions described in Subsectionshall address the effects of the proposed site upon the health and general welfare of citizens of the state, and shall provide: (3)(a)(i) the information identified in Section; 19-3-305 information supported by credible studies that demonstrates that Subsectionhas been satisfied; and 19-3-307(2) specific measures to mitigate the effects of high-level nuclear waste and greater than class C radioactive waste and guarantee the health and safety of the citizens of the state. A county may, in lieu of complying with Subsection, adopt an ordinance indicating that all proposals for the siting of a storage facility or transfer facility for the placement of high-level nuclear waste or greater than class C radioactive waste wholly or partially within the county are rejected. (3)(a) A county may adopt the ordinance listed in Subsectionat any time. (3)(b) The county shall send a certified copy of the ordinance described in Subsectionto the executive director of the Department of Environmental Quality by certified mail within 30 days of enactment. (3)(b) If a county repeals an ordinance adopted under Subsection, the county shall: (3)(b) comply with Subsectionas soon as reasonably possible; and (3)(a) send a certified copy of the repeal to the executive director of the Department of Environmental Quality by certified mail within 30 days after the repeal.
(4) If a county has designated a mountainous planning district, the general plan for the mountainous planning district is the controlling plan.