Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 59 > Chapter 2 > Part 17 - Urban Farming Assessment Act

• Actively devoted to urban farming: means that:
       (1)(a) land is devoted to active urban farming activities; and
       (1)(b) the land produces greater than 50% of the average agricultural production per acre:

            (1)(b)(i) as determined under Section 59-2-1703; and

            (1)(b)(ii) for the given type of land and the given county or area. See Utah Code 59-2-1702
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• 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.
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• Fair market value: means the amount at which property would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither being under any compulsion to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts. See Utah Code 59-2-102
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• 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
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Livestock: means :
       (20)(a) a domestic animal;
       (20)(b) a fish;
       (20)(c) a fur-bearing animal;
       (20)(d) a honeybee; or
       (20)(e) poultry. See Utah Code 59-2-102
• 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
• Property: means property that is subject to assessment and taxation according to its value. See Utah Code 59-2-102
• Rollback tax: means the tax imposed under Section 59-2-1705. See Utah Code 59-2-1702
• 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
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Urban farming: means :
       (3)(a) cultivating food or other marketable crop or engaging in livestock production, including grazing; and
       (3)(b) performing the activity described in Subsection (3)(a) with a reasonable expectation of profit and from irrigated land located in a county that has adopted an ordinance governing urban farming in accordance with Section 59-2-1714. See Utah Code 59-2-1702
• Withdrawn from this part: means that land that has been assessed under this part is no longer assessed under this part or eligible for assessment under this part for any reason including that:
       (4)(a) an owner voluntarily requests that the land be withdrawn from this part;
       (4)(b) the land is no longer actively devoted to urban farming;
       (4)(c)

            (4)(c)(i) the land has a change in ownership; and

            (4)(c)(ii)

                 (4)(c)(ii)(A) the new owner fails to apply for assessment under this part as required by Section 59-2-1707; or

                 (4)(c)(ii)(B) an owner applies for assessment under this part, as required by Section 59-2-1707, but the land does not meet the requirements of this part to be assessed under this part;
       (4)(d)

            (4)(d)(i) the legal description of the land changes; and

            (4)(d)(ii)

                 (4)(d)(ii)(A) an owner fails to apply for assessment under this part, as required by Section 59-2-1707; or

                 (4)(d)(ii)(B) an owner applies for assessment under this part, as required by Section 59-2-1707, but the land does not meet the requirements of this part to be assessed under this part;
       (4)(e) the owner of the land fails to file an application as provided in Section 59-2-1707; or
       (4)(f) except as provided in Section 59-2-1703, the land fails to meet a requirement of Section 59-2-1703. See Utah Code 59-2-1702