Series 26358

Sevier County (Utah). County Commission


General plan, 1998.

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Schedule Description

These are comprehensive plans for county development adopted by the county commission. "Each county shall prepare a comprehensive general plan for: (a) the present and future needs of the county; and the growth and development of the land within the county or any part of the county" (UCA 17-27-301 [1995]). "The planning commission shall make and recommend to the [county commission] a proposed general plan for the area within the county" (UCA 17-27-302 [1995]). The plans serve as a guide for decision-making on re-zoning and other planning proposals and as the goals and policies of counties attempting to guide land use in local jurisdictions. The plans include "planning commission's recommendations for the development of the territory covered by the plan, and may include, among other things: (a) a land use element; (b) a transportation and circulation element; (c) an environment element; (d) a public service and facilities rehabilitation, redevelopment, and conservation element; (f) aneconomic element; (g) recommendations for implementing the plan, including the use of zoning ordinances, subdivision ordinances, capital improvement plans, and other appropriate actions; and any other elements that the county considers appropriate" (UCA 17-27-302 [1995]). The plan may also include maps, plats, and charts.

Scope and Content

These are comprehensive plans for county development adopted by the county commission. "Each county shall prepare a comprehensive general plan for: (a) the present and future needs of the county; and the growth and development of the land within the county or any part of the county" (UCA 17-27-301 [1995]). "The planning commission shall make and recommend to the [county commission] a proposed general plan for the area within the county" (UCA 17-27-302 [1995]). The plans serve as a guide for decision-making on re-zoning and other planning proposals and as the goals and policies of counties attempting to guide land use in local jurisdictions. The plans include "planning commission's recommendations for the development of the territory covered by the plan, and may include, among other things: (a) a land use element; (b) a transportation and circulation element; (c) an environment element; (d) a public service and facilities rehabilitation, redevelopment, and conservation element; (f) an economic element; (g) recommendations for implementing the plan, including the use of zoning ordinances, subdivision ordinances, capital improvement plans, and other appropriate actions; and any other elements that the county considers appropriate" (UCA 17-27-302 [1995]). The plan may also include maps, plats, and charts.