Title 10, Title 10: Utah Municipal Code

10-8-85.11. Golf courses -- Limitations on municipal ordinances restricting golf course maintenance. (1) As used in this section: "Golf course" means: a privately owned golf course that is located, in whole or in part, within municipal boundaries; or a golf course located, in who…

10-8-85.4. Ordinances regarding short-term rentals -- Prohibition on ordinances restricting speech on short-term rental websites -- Evidence of short-term rental -- Removing a listing. (1) As used in this section: "Internal accessory dwelling unit" means the same as that term is …

10-8-85.5. "Rental dwelling" defined -- Municipality may require a business license or a regulatory business license and inspections -- Exception. (1) As used in this section, "rental dwelling" means a building or portion of a building that is: used or designated for use as a res…

10-8-85.6. Definitions -- Electronic payments -- Fee. (1) As used in this section: "Electronic payment" means the payment of money to a municipality by electronic means, including by means of a credit card, charge card, debit card, prepaid or stored value card or similar device, …

10-8-85.7. Implements of husbandry tracking debris onto municipal roads. A municipality may not prohibit or punish the tracking of dirt, mud, or other debris onto a municipal road resulting from the operation of an implement of husbandry if the operation of the implement of husba…

10-8-85.8. Indemnification of farmers markets. A municipality may: (1) operate a farmers market, as defined in Section, on municipality-owned property in order to promote economic development; 4-5-102 (2) indemnify a food producer participating in the farmers market; and (3) defi…

10-8-85.9. Preservation of historical areas and sites. A municipality may: (1) expend public funds to preserve, protect, or enhance an historical area or site; (2) acquire an historical area or site by direct purchase, contract, lease, trade, or gift; (3) obtain an easement or ri…

10-8-86. Organization, operation, maintenance, and funding of system for public transit authorized. (1) The governing body of any municipality may adopt a resolution allowing the municipality to organize, operate, and maintain a system for public transit within the municipality a…

10-8-87. Transportation connectivity plan -- Reporting. (1) On or before July 1, 2027, a municipality within a metropolitan planning organization boundary shall, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, update the transportation and traffic circulation element of the municipal…

10-8-89. Damage to abutting property -- Liability of city. Whenever by the grading of any street, alley or other public ground in a city, pursuant to the action of the city authorities in changing the established grade of such street, alley or public ground, after valuable improv…

10-8-9. Bathhouses, playgrounds. They may establish, maintain and provide for the supervision of bathhouses, public playgrounds, recreation places and swimming pools.

10-8-90. Ownership and operation of hospitals. (1) Each city of the third, fourth, or fifth class and each town of the state is authorized to construct, own, and operate hospitals and to join with other cities, towns, and counties in the construction, ownership, and operation of …

10-8-92. Joint board -- Membership -- Powers. When two or more political subdivisions of the state of Utah join together under this part for the purposes set forth herein, there shall be set up by the political subdivisions so joining, a joint board whose membership shall have eq…

10-8-93. Control of funds and disbursements -- Auditing of accounts by county auditor -- Transfer of county tax funds to board to cover deficiencies. (1) Subject to Subsection, the joint board created pursuant to this part shall have the custody and control of all funds collected…

10-8-94. Towns with same authority as cities. Towns have the same powers and authority granted to cities under this chapter, in addition to other powers conferred by law, but subject to the following: (1) The town council may enact ordinances providing for the public safety, heal…

10-11-1. Abatement of weeds, garbage, public nuisances, and hazardous materials -- Selection of service provider. (1) As used in this chapter, "hazardous materials" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 19-6-902 (2) A municipal legislative body may: designate and reg…

10-11-2. Inspection of property -- Notice -- Penalties. (1) If a municipality adopts an ordinance describing the duties of a municipal inspector appointed under Section, the ordinance: 10-11-1 may, subject to Subsection, direct the inspector to examine and investigate real proper…

10-11-3. Neglect of property owners -- Removal or abatement by municipality -- Costs of removal or abatement -- Notice -- File action or lien -- Property owner objection. (1) If an owner of, occupant of, or other person responsible for real property described in the notice delive…

10-11-4. Costs of removal to be included in tax notice. (1) A municipality may certify to the treasurer of the county in which a property described in Sectionis located, the unpaid costs and expenses that the municipality has incurred under Sectionwith regard to the property. 10-…

10-15-2. Legislative findings and purposes. (1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that in certain areas in municipalities within the state, and particularly in retail shopping areas thereof, there is need to separate pedestrian travel from vehicular travel and that such s…

10-15-3. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Intersection street" means any street which meets or crosses a pedestrian mall at a mall intersection but includes only those portions thereof on either side of the mall intersection which lie between the mall intersection and t…

10-15-4. Powers of legislative body of municipality. The legislative body of the municipalities of this state shall have the power: (1) to establish pedestrian malls; (2) to prohibit, in whole or in part, vehicular traffic on a pedestrian mall; (3) to pay from the general funds o…

10-15-5. Powers of acquisition and improvement. (1) The legislative body of the municipalities shall also have the power to acquire by gift, purchase, eminent domain, or otherwise, land, real property or rights of way which shall become part of the municipal street established as…

10-15-6. Public hearing -- Finance requirements. (1) The designation of any street as a "mall" shall be by ordinance passed and published after full investigation and ample public hearing into the necessity and advisability of the creation of a mall. (2) The ordinance shall desig…

10-18-101. Title -- Policy statement. The Legislature finds that it is the policy of this state to: (1) ensure that broadband services, cable television services, and public telecommunications services are provided through fair competition consistent with the federal Communicatio…

10-18-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Broadband service" means a mass-market retail or wholesale service that provides, via wire or radio, the capability to transmit data to and receive data from all or substantially all Internet endpoints, including any capabilit…

10-18-103. Antitrust immunity. (1) When a municipality offers or provides a broadband service, cable television service, or public telecommunications service, the immunity from antitrust liability afforded to political subdivisions of the state under Sectiondoes not apply to the …

10-18-104. Application to existing contracts. (1) If, before March 1, 2001, the legislative body of a municipality authorized the municipality to offer or provide a cable television service or public telecommunications service, each authorized cable television service or public t…

10-18-105. Scope of chapter. (1) Nothing in this chapter authorizes any county or other political subdivision of this state other than a municipality to: provide: a broadband service; a cable television service; or a public telecommunications service; or purchase, lease, construc…

10-18-106. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or the application of any provision of this chapter is found invalid, the remainder of this chapter shall be given effect without the invalid provision or application.

10-18-201. Limitations on providing broadband, cable television, and public telecommunications services. (1) Except as provided in this chapter, a municipality may not: provide to one or more subscribers: a broadband service; a cable television service; or a public telecommunicat…

10-18-202. Required steps before a municipality may provide broadband, cable television, or public telecommunications services. Before a municipality may engage or offer to engage in an activity described in Subsection, the legislative body of the municipality shall: (1) hold a p…

10-18-203. Feasibility study on providing broadband, cable television, or public telecommunications services -- Public hearings -- Notice. (1) If a feasibility consultant is hired under Section, the legislative body of the municipality shall require the feasibility consultant to:…

10-18-204. Vote permissible -- Referendum. (1) A legislative body of a municipality may, by a majority vote, call an election on whether the municipality shall provide a proposed: broadband service; cable television service; or public telecommunications service. A municipal legis…

10-18-301. Enterprise funds for broadband, cable television, or public telecommunications services. (1) A municipality that provides a broadband service, a cable television service, or a public telecommunications service under this chapter: shall establish separate enterprise fun…

10-18-302. Bonding authority. (1) In accordance with, the legislative body of a municipality may by resolution determine to issue one or more revenue bonds or general obligation bonds to finance the capital costs for facilities necessary to provide to subscribers: Title 11, Chapt…

10-18-303. General operating limitations -- Notice of change to price list. (1) A municipality that provides a broadband service, a cable television service, or a public telecommunications service under this chapter is subject to the operating limitations of this section. (2) A m…

10-18-304. Eminent domain. A municipality may not exercise the municipality's power of eminent domain to condemn the plant or equipment of a private provider for the purpose of providing to a subscriber: (1) a broadband service; (2) a cable television service; or (3) a public tel…

10-18-305. Quality of service standards. (1) A municipality that provides a broadband service, a cable television service, or a public telecommunications service shall adopt an ordinance governing the quality of service the municipality shall provide to the municipality's subscri…

10-18-306. Enforcement and appeal. (1) Before a person that is or is likely to have a substantial interest affected by a municipality's violation of this chapter may file an action in district court for violation of this chapter, that person shall file a written complaint with th…

10-19-101. Title. This chapter is known as the "Municipal Electric Utility Carbon Emission Reduction Act."

10-19-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Adjusted retail electric sales" means the total kilowatt-hours of retail electric sales of a municipal electric utility to customers in this state in a calendar year, reduced by: the amount of those kilowatt-hours attributable…

10-19-201. Target amount of qualifying electricity -- Renewable energy certificate -- Cost-effectiveness. (1) To the extent that it is cost-effective to do so, beginning in 2025 the annual retail electric sales in this state of each municipal electric utility shall consist of qua…

10-19-202. Renewable energy certificate -- Use to satisfy other requirements. (1) A municipal electric utility may buy, sell, trade, or otherwise transfer a renewable energy certificate issued or recognized under Section. 54-17-603 (2) For the purpose of satisfying Subsectionand …

10-19-301. Plans and reports. (1) A municipal electric utility shall develop and maintain a plan for implementing Subsection. 10-19-201(1) (2) A progress report concerning a plan under Subsection (1) shall be filed with the municipality's legislative body by January 1 of each of …

10-19-302. Municipal authority -- Commission authority. (1) The municipal legislative body may adopt procedures necessary to implement this chapter. (2) Nothing in this chapter authorizes the commission to exercise any power over a municipal electric utility's electrical generati…