(A) Right to regulate. The County Commission may enact a zoning ordinance establishing regulations for land use and development that furthers the intent of this chapter.
(B) Preparation and adoption of zoning regulations.
(1) The Planning Commission shall prepare and recommend to the County Commission a proposed zoning ordinance, including both the full text of the zoning ordinance and maps, that represents the Planning Commission’s recommendations for zoning all or any part of the area within the county.
(2) The County Commission shall hold a public hearing on the proposed zoning ordinance recommended to it by the Planning Commission in compliance with UCA § 17-27a-205.
(3) After public hearing the County Commission may:
(a) Adopt the zoning ordinance as proposed;
(b) Amend the zoning ordinance and adopt or reject the zoning ordinance as amended; or
(c) Reject the ordinance.
(C) Amendments and rezoning. The County Commission shall comply with the procedure specified in § 155.023 of this code, in preparing and adopting an amendment to this chapter or the zoning map.
(D) Temporary regulations.
(1) The County Commission may, without a public hearing, enact ordinances establishing temporary zoning regulations for any part or all of the area within the county. Those temporary zoning regulations may prohibit or regulate the erection, construction, reconstruction or alteration of any building or structure or subdivision approval.
(2) The County Commission shall establish a period of limited effect for the ordinances not to exceed six months.
(3) There shall be no claim for damages based on a temporary moratorium under this division (D).
(E) Zoning districts.
(1) The County Commission may divide the territory over which it has jurisdiction into zoning districts of a number, shape and area that it considers appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(2) Within those zoning districts, the County Commission may regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or use of buildings and structures and the use of land.
(3) The County Commission shall ensure that the regulations are uniform for each class or kind of buildings throughout each district, but the regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts.
(Prior Code, § 8-3-2) (Ord. 13-03, passed 4-16-2013)