Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 10 > Chapter 9a > Part 7 - Appeal Authority and Variances

• Adversely affected party: means a person other than a land use applicant who:
       (2)(a) owns real property adjoining the property that is the subject of a land use application or land use decision; or
       (2)(b) will suffer a damage different in kind than, or an injury distinct from, that of the general community as a result of the land use decision. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Appeal authority: means the person, board, commission, agency, or other body designated by ordinance to decide an appeal of a decision of a land use application or a variance. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Buyer: means an individual who is solicited to purchase or who purchases the services of a credit services organization. See Utah Code 13-21-2
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. ^{Source: OCC}
• Credit reporting agency: means a person who, for a monetary fee, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports to third persons. See Utah Code 13-21-2
• Credit services organization: means a person who represents that the person or an employee is a debt professional or credit counselor, or, with respect to the extension of credit by others, sells, provides, or performs, or represents that the person can or will sell, provide, or perform, in return for the payment of money or other valuable consideration any of the following services:
            (3)(a)(i) improving a buyer's credit record, history, or rating;
            (3)(a)(ii) providing advice, assistance, instruction, or instructional materials to a buyer with regard to Subsection (3)(a)(i); or
            (3)(a)(iii) debt reduction or debt management plans. See Utah Code 13-21-2
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Extension of credit: means the right to defer payment of debt or to incur debt and defer its payment, offered or granted primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. See Utah Code 13-21-2
• Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. ^{Source: OCC}
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• General plan: means a document that a municipality adopts that sets forth general guidelines for proposed future development of the land within the municipality. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Geologic hazard: means :
       (18)(a) a surface fault rupture;
       (18)(b) shallow groundwater;
       (18)(c) liquefaction;
       (18)(d) a landslide;
       (18)(e) a debris flow;
       (18)(f) unstable soil;
       (18)(g) a rock fall; or
       (18)(h) any other geologic condition that presents a risk:

            (18)(h)(i) to life;

            (18)(h)(ii) of substantial loss of real property; or

            (18)(h)(iii) of substantial damage to real property. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Historic preservation authority: means a person, board, commission, or other body designated by a legislative body to:
       (19)(a) recommend land use regulations to preserve local historic districts or areas; and
       (19)(b) administer local historic preservation land use regulations within a local historic district or area. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Land: includes :
       (18)(a) land;
       (18)(b) a tenement;
       (18)(c) a hereditament;
       (18)(d) a water right;
       (18)(e) a possessory right; and
       (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Land use applicant: means a property owner, or the property owner's designee, who submits a land use application regarding the property owner's land. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Land use authority: means :
       (31)(a) a person, board, commission, agency, or body, including the local legislative body, designated by the local legislative body to act upon a land use application; or
       (31)(b) if the local legislative body has not designated a person, board, commission, agency, or body, the local legislative body. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Land use decision: means an administrative decision of a land use authority or appeal authority regarding:
       (32)(a) a land use permit; or
       (32)(b) a land use application. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Legislative body: means the municipal council. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• Municipality: means :
       (5)(a) a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;
       (5)(b) a town, as classified in Section 10-2-301; or
       (5)(c) a preliminary municipality incorporated under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) ^{Source: OCC}
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Parcel: means any real property that is not a lot. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. ^{Source: OCC}
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5