35-8-2 Filing of a petition to vacate, alter, or amend a plat – Notice
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(1) Each petition to vacate, alter, or amend an entire plat, a portion of a plat, or a road 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 road that is proposed to be vacated, altered, or amended; and (c) the signature of each of these owners who consents to the petition. (2) A petition that lacks the consent of all owners may not be scheduled for consideration at a public hearing before the Planning Commission until the following notice is given: (a) Notice shall be provided of the date, time, and place of a public hearing and shall be:
(i) mailed not less than ten calendar days before the public hearing and addressed to the record owner of each parcel that is accessed by the public street or municipal utility easement;
(ii) mailed to each affected entity; and (iii) if the petition is regarding a public street or municipal utility easement, the notice shall comply with UCA 63G-30-102, as a class A notice, for at least ten days. (b) For any proposal to vacate, alter, or amend a platted street, the Planning Commission shall give notice of a public hearing with the date, place, and time of the hearing as required by UCA 17-27a-609.5. (3) The petitioner shall pay the costs of the notice. (4) Subject to Subsection (1), if the Planning Commission proposes to vacate, alter, or amend a subdivision plat or any road contained in a subdivision plat, they shall consider the issue at a public hearing after giving the notice required by this Section. (5) The name of a recorded subdivision may be changed by recording an amended plat if the new name has been cleared and approved by the County Recorder. The recording of all other declarations or documents that purport to change the name of a recorded plat are void. (Ord. 2025-11, 8/19/25; Ord. 2023-20, 11/7/23; Ord. 2022-32, 11/29/22)
35-8-3. Planning Commission consideration of a petition to vacate or change a plat – Criteria for vacating or changing a plat – Recording the vacation or change.
(1) If the land use authority is satisfied that the public will not be materially injured by the proposed vacation, alteration, or amendment, and that there is good cause for the vacation, alteration, or amendment, the land use authority may vacate, alter, or amend the plat, any portion of the plat, or lot.
(2) The land use authority may approve the vacation, alteration, or amendment by resolution, amended plat, or administrative order.
(3) The land use authority shall ensure that the vacation, alteration, or amendment is recorded with the County Recorder. (Ord. 2025-11, 8/19/25; Ord. 2024-13; 10/1/24; Ord. 2022-32, 11/29/22)
35-8-1 Vacating or changing a subdivision plat · 35-8-4 Boundary adjustments