2-2 Appeals
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The official San Juan County code is at https://sanjuancountyut.gov/207/Ordinances.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
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(1) Appeal Authority. The authority to hear request for variances from the terms of the land use ordinance and appeals from decisions applying the land use ordinances shall be vested in the Board of County Commissioners.
(2) Appealing Land Use Authority’s Decision. An applicant, board, or officer of the County, or any person affected by the land use authority’s decision applying a land use ordinance may, within the time period provided in 2-2(3)(a) below, appeal that decision to the Appeal
Authority by alleging there is error in any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by the land use authority in the decision applying the land use ordinance.
(a) Time to Appeal. Any appeal, pursuant to 2-2(3) above, must be filed in writing to the County Administrator within ten (10) calendar days of the issuance of the written decision applying the land use ordinance.
(b) Time for Hearing Appeal. The Appeal Authority should hear the appeal within thirty (30) days of the date the appeal was filed.
(c) Written Statement Setting Forth Theories of Relief Required. The appellant shall deliver to the Appeal Authority and all other participants, five (5) business days prior to the hearing, a written statement setting forth each and every theory of relief she intends to raise at the hearing, along with a brief statement of facts in support thereof.
(d) Condition Precedent to Judicial Review. No person, board or officer of the County may seek judicial review of any decision applying to the land use ordinance until after challenging the land use authority’s decision in accordance with this part. No theory of relief may be raised in the District Court unless it was timely and specifically presented to the Appeals Authority.
(e) Standard of Review and Burden of Proof on Appeal. The Appeal Authority shall upon appeal, presume that the decision applying the land use ordinance is valid and determine only whether or not the decision is arbitrary, capricious, or illegal. The burden of proof on appeal is on the appellant.
(f) Due Process Rights. The Appeal Authority shall respect the due process rights of all participants.