Zoning 202 Wayne County Board of County Commissioners
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The official Wayne County code is at https://waynecountyutah.gov/pages/planning-and-zoning.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
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1) The BOCC is both a Land Use Authority and Appeals Authority, as defined by the Act, and shall have the following powers and duties under this Ordinance:
a) To adopt, and to initiate amendments to the Wayne County General Plan, and all elements of the General Plan.
b) To adopt, and to initiate amendments to the County’s Land Use Ordinances, including this Ordinance.
c) To adopt and to initiate amendments to the County’s Land Use Resolutions, including the Administrative Manual.
d) To approve, approve with conditions, or deny all Conditional Use Applications.
e) To approve, approve with requirements, or deny all Preliminary Subdivision (Major) Applications and all Final Subdivision (Major) Applications.
f) To render a decision, or appoint a hearing officer to render a recommendation to the BOCC prior to a BOCC decision, if an Applicant asserts a deprivation of, or has been subject to a taking of property without just compensation, or asserts some other constitutional invalidity, as provided by Chapter 22.
g) To establish a Fee Schedule by Resolution for all approvals, permits and licenses required by this Ordinance.
h) To appoint a Zoning Administrator for the efficient and consistent administration of this Ordinance and to carry out the other duties and responsibilities as provided by this Ordinance.
i) To approve all bylaws, policies, and procedures for the conduct of all duties and meetings, for the consideration of applications, and for any other purposes for the efficient functioning of the County’s Land Use Authorities.
j) To take such other action(s) not expressly delegated to any other Land Use Authority.
2) Effective Date of Decisions, Exceptions, Meeting Minutes. All decisions of the BOCC, made under this Ordinance, shall take effect on the date of the BOCC meeting when the decision is made, unless a different date is designated by the BOCC at the time the decision is made. The minutes of all meetings of the BOCC shall be filed in the office of the Wayne County Clerk (hereinafter “County Clerk”). All such records shall be the official record of the BOCC and shall be available for public review and access in accordance with the State of Utah Government Records and Access Management Act (hereinafter “GRAMA”).
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