14.08.005 ADMINISTRATION: Designation Of Land Use Authority
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 It may be out of date.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 Sanpete County code is at https://www.sanpetecountyutah.gov/174/Planning-Zoning.
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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The following chart designates the Land Use Authority for zoning approvals within Sanpete County.
Type Of Land Reviewing Use Application Body
General Plan Amendment
County Staff
Temporary
N/A
Regulations
Zoning Text Amendment
County Staff
Zoning Map Change (Rezone)
County Staff
Zoning Map Interpretations
County Staff
Temporary Uses County Staff
Permitted Uses County Staff
Conditional Use County Staff Permits
Site Plan Review County Staff
Recommendin g Body Planning Commission N/A
Planning Commission Planning Commission
Zoning Administrator County Staff County Staff County Staff
County Staff
Land Use Authority
Board Of County Commissioners Board Of County Commissioners Board Of County Commissioners Board Of County Commissioners
Planning Commission
Zoning Administrator Zoning Administrator Zoning Administrator
Zoning Administrator/Planning
Appeal Authority
District Court
District Court
District Court
District Court
Board Of County Commissioners Board Of Appeals Board of Appeals Board Of County Commissioners/ District Court Planning Commission/Board
Commission
Of Appeals
Development Agreements
County Staff Planning Commission
Board Of County Commissioners
District Court
Nonconforming Uses / Noncomplying Structures
County Staff
Zoning Administrator
Planning Commission
Board Of County Commissioners
Routine /
N/A
N/A
Uncontested
Matters
Zoning Administrator
Board Of Adjustments
Variance /
N/A
N/A
Appeals
Board Of Adjustments District Court
Note:
Pursuant to §17-27a-308 of Utah State Code (as amended) the Land Use Authority shall apply the plain language of land use regulations. If a land use regulation does not plainly restrict a land use application, the Land Use Authority shall interpret and apply the land use regulation to favor the land use application. A decision of a Land Use Authority shall be considered an administrative act, even if the Land Use Authority is the Board of County Commissioners.
14.04.060 GENERAL PROVISIONS: Severability · 14.08.010 ADMINISTRATION: General Application Requirements