Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 10 > Chapter 9a > Part 3 - General Land Use Provisions

• 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
• Audiovisual recording function: means the capability of a device to record or transmit a motion picture or any part of the motion picture by means of any technology. See Utah Code 13-10b-102
• Charter school: means :
            (7)(a)(i) an operating charter school;
            (7)(a)(ii) a charter school applicant that a charter school authorizer approves in accordance with Title 53G, Chapter 5, Part 3, Charter School Authorization; or
            (7)(a)(iii) an entity that is working on behalf of a charter school or approved charter applicant to develop or construct a charter school building. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• City: means a municipality that is classified by population as a city of the first class, a city of the second class, a city of the third class, a city of the fourth class, or a city of the fifth class, under Section 10-2-301. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• Conditional use: means a land use that, because of the unique characteristics or potential impact of the land use on the municipality, surrounding neighbors, or adjacent land uses, may not be compatible in some areas or may be compatible only if certain conditions are required that mitigate or eliminate the detrimental impacts. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Contiguous: means :
       (2)(a) if used to described an area, continuous, uninterrupted, and without an island of territory not included as part of the area; and
       (2)(b) if used to describe an area's relationship to another area, sharing a common boundary. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• 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
• Home-based microschool: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-6-201. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Impact fee: means a payment of money imposed under Title 11, Chapter 36a, Impact Fees Act. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• 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: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to:
       (3)(a) the power and duty to enact ordinances, levy taxes, and establish budgets; and
       (3)(b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the legislative branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101
• Legislative body: means the municipal council. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Micro-education entity: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-6-201. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Motion picture theater: means a movie theater, screening room, or other venue that is being utilized primarily for the exhibition of a motion picture at the time of the commission of an offense under Section 13-10b-201. See Utah Code 13-10b-102
• 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
• 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.
• Owner or employee: means the owner or lessee of a motion picture theater, or the authorized agent or employee of the owner or lessee. See Utah Code 13-10b-102
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• 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
• Public agency: means :
       (53)(a) the federal government;
       (53)(b) the state;
       (53)(c) a county, municipality, school district, special district, special service district, or other political subdivision of the state; or
       (53)(d) a charter school. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Public hearing: means a hearing at which members of the public are provided a reasonable opportunity to comment on the subject of the hearing. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Public meeting: means a meeting that is required to be open to the public under Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Rules of order and procedure: means a set of rules that govern and prescribe in a public meeting:
       (61)(a) parliamentary order and procedure;
       (61)(b) ethical behavior; and
       (61)(c) civil discourse. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Special district: means an entity under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts, and any other governmental or quasi-governmental entity that is not a county, municipality, school district, or the state. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Specified public agency: means :
       (65)(a) the state;
       (65)(b) a school district; or
       (65)(c) a charter school. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• State: includes any department, division, or agency of the state. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Subdivision: includes :
            (68)(b)(i) the division or development of land, whether by deed, metes and bounds description, devise and testacy, map, plat, or other recorded instrument, regardless of whether the division includes all or a portion of a parcel or lot; and
            (68)(b)(ii) except as provided in Subsection (68)(c), divisions of land for residential and nonresidential uses, including land used or to be used for commercial, agricultural, and industrial purposes. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
• Woman: means an adult human female. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5