11-3-1 Planning Commission
Unofficial copy. It may be out of date. Not legal or zoning advice. Zoning rules change, and only the city or county can say for sure what is allowed on a property. Confirm with the city or county planning department before you buy, sign or build.
The official Newton code is at https://cms8.revize.com/revize/newtonut/TITLE%2011%20LAND%20USE.pdf.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
Tables (like use tables) may not copy cleanly, so check any table against the official code.
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A. Creation: There is hereby created and established the Newton Town planning
commission.
B. Powers and Duties: The planning commission shall have all the powers and
duties explicitly or impliedly given within Utah State Code Annotated section
10-9a-302, and within this chapter.
C. Policies and Procedure: The planning commission shall adopt bylaws and rules
of procedure establishing membership, the duties of officers and their selection,
and for other purposes considered necessary for the functioning of the planning
commission.
These policies and procedures shall be approved by the town council.
A. Membership and Appointments:
1. The planning commission shall be composed of five (5) members plus one
alternate member. M embers of the planning commission shall be appointed by
the Newton Town Council. The town council may remove any member of the
planning commission for cause and after a public hearing, if one is requested.
2. The terms of the planning commission shall be staggered. Each member of
the planning commission shall serve for a term of five (5) years and until his
successor is appointed; provided that the term of the first members shall be such
that the term of one member shall expire each year. Terms of members of the
planning commission shall begin on or before the first Monday in February of
each year. Vacancies shall be promptly filled in the same manner as the original
appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.