11-1-8.25 Plat Amendment Process

When an owner of a platted lot seeks to change boundary lines, vacate a lot, or combine a lot, a plat amendment is necessary. The process of filing a petition and amending a plat shall meet the following regulations: 1. Any fee owner, as shown on the last County assessment rolls, of land within the subdivision that has been laid out and platted as provided in this section shall, in writing, submit a petition to the representative of the zoning department to have the plat, any portion of it, or any street or lot contained in it, vacated, altered or amended as provided in this section. a. The petition shall be submitted on a form provided by Moroni City and consistent with the regulations in Utah Code 10-9a-608. 2. Each petition to vacate, alter or amend an entire plat, a portion of a plat, or a street or lot contained in a plat shall include: a. The name and address of all owners of record of the land contained in the entire plat, b. The name and address of all owners of record of land adjacent to any street that is proposed to be vacated, altered or amended, c. The signature of each of these owners who consents to the petition, and d. A plat that: i. Depicts only the portion of the subdivision that is proposed to be amended, ii. Includes a plat name distinguishing the amended plat from the original plat, iii. Describes the differences between the amended plat and the original plat, iv. Includes references to the original plat, and v. Identifies and preservers any easements owned by a culinary water authority and sanitary sewer authority for existing facilities located within the subdivision. 3. If there are any affected entities that provide service to an owner of record of the portion of the plat that is being vacated or amended, the City shall provide notice to that affected entity at least ten (10) calendar days before the land use authority may approve the petition. 4. If any of the following are true, the land authority shall hold a public hearing: a. Any owner within the plat notifies the City of their objection in writing within ten (10) days of mailed notification. i. The public hearing shall be within forty-five (45) days after the petition is filed. b. An owner of property within the subdivision has not signed the revised plat. i. The public hearing shall be within forty-five (45) days after the petition is filed. c. The plat change includes the vacation or amendment to a public street, alley, public right of way, or municipal utility easement. i. In this case, the public hearing shall be conducted by the City Council. Any review is subject to Utah State Code 10-9a-609.5, as amended, 5. Notice of Hearing for Plat Amendment: When required under this section, a notice shall be sent according to the following: a. The City shall give notice of the proposed plat change by mailing the notice to each owner of property located within three hundred feet (300') of the property that is the subject of the proposed plat change, addressed to the owner's mailing address appearing on the rolls of the County Assessor. b. The City shall ensure that the notice includes the date, place and time when a hearing will be held. c. If the proposed change involves the vacation, alteration or amendment of a street, public alleyway, or public right of way, or municipal utility easement, the City Council shall give notice as required by Utah State Code 10-9a-608 and 609.5, as amended. 6. If none of the conditions that necessitate a public hearing, as outlined above, are present, the City shall provide a courtesy notice to adjoining property owners of the proposed subdivision amendment and the applicant may be considered at a public meeting, without the need for a public hearing.