The process to dissolve a special district may be initiated by:

(1) for an inactive special district:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 17B-1-1303

  • Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Infrastructure financing district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 13, Infrastructure Financing Districts. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • 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
  • 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
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • real property: includes :
         (31)(a) land;
         (31)(b) a tenement;
         (31)(c) a hereditament;
         (31)(d) a water right;
         (31)(e) a possessory right; and
         (31)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Special district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17B-1-103, that operates under, is subject to, and has the powers described in:
         (31)(a) this chapter; or
         (31)(b)
              (31)(b)(i) this chapter; and
              (31)(b)(ii)
                   (31)(b)(ii)(A) Chapter 2a, Part 1, Cemetery Maintenance District Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(B) Chapter 2a, Part 2, Drainage District Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(C) Chapter 2a, Part 3, Fire Protection District Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(D) Chapter 2a, Part 4, Improvement District Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(E) Chapter 2a, Part 5, Irrigation District Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(F) Chapter 2a, Part 6, Metropolitan Water District Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(G) Chapter 2a, Part 7, Mosquito Abatement District Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(H) Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(I) Chapter 2a, Part 9, Service Area Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(J) Chapter 2a, Part 10, Water Conservancy District Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(K) Chapter 2a, Part 11, Municipal Services District Act; or
                   (31)(b)(ii)(L) Chapter 2a, Part 13, Infrastructure Financing Districts. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • 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
     (1)(a)

          (1)(a)(i) for a special district whose board of trustees is elected by electors based on the acre-feet of water allotted to the land owned by the elector, a petition signed by the owners of 25% of the acre-feet of water allotted to the land within the special district; or
          (1)(a)(ii) for all other districts:

               (1)(a)(ii)(A) a petition signed by the owners of private real property that:

                    (1)(a)(ii)(A)(I) is located within the special district proposed to be dissolved;
                    (1)(a)(ii)(A)(II) covers at least 25% of the private land area within the special district; and
                    (1)(a)(ii)(A)(III) is equal in assessed value to at least 25% of the assessed value of all private real property within the special district; or
               (1)(a)(ii)(B) a petition signed by registered voters residing within the special district proposed to be dissolved equal in number to at least 25% of the number of votes cast in the district for the office of governor at the last regular general election before the filing of the petition; or
     (1)(b) a resolution adopted by the administrative body;
(2) for an active special district, a petition signed by:

     (2)(a) for a special district whose board of trustees is elected by electors based on the acre-feet of water allotted to the land owned by the elector, the owners of 33% of the acre-feet of water allotted to the land within the special district;
     (2)(b) for a special district created to acquire or assess a groundwater right for the development and execution of a groundwater management plan in coordination with the state engineer in accordance with Section 73-5-15, the owners of groundwater rights that:

          (2)(b)(i) are diverted within the district; and
          (2)(b)(ii) cover at least 33% of the total amount of groundwater diverted in accordance with the groundwater rights within the district as a whole; or
     (2)(c) for all other districts:

          (2)(c)(i) the owners of private real property that:

               (2)(c)(i)(A) is located within the special district proposed to be dissolved;
               (2)(c)(i)(B) covers at least 33% of the private land area within the special district; and
               (2)(c)(i)(C) is equal in assessed value to at least 25% of the assessed value of all private real property within the special district; or
          (2)(c)(ii) 33% of registered voters residing within the special district proposed to be dissolved; or
(3) for an infrastructure financing district, a resolution adopted by the board of trustees.