For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADVISORY BOARD. The County Agriculture Protection Area Advisory Board.
AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION. Production for commercial purposes of crops, livestock and livestock products. AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION includes the processing or retail marketing of any crops, livestock and livestock products when more than 50% of the processed or merchandised products are produced by the farm operator.
AGRICULTURE PROTECTION AREA. A geographic area within the unincorporated part of the county created under the authority of U.C.A. Title 17, Chapter 41 and of this chapter, that is granted the specific legal protection contained in U.C.A. Title 17, Chapter 41.
APPLICABLE LEGISLATIVE BODY.
(1) The county legislative body if the land included in or proposed to be included in an agriculture protection area is within the unincorporated part of the county; or
(2) The legislative body of the city or town if the land included in or proposed to be included in an agriculture protection area is within the boundaries of a city or town.
CONTIGUOUS. Touching along a common side or so close in proximity as to be separated only by the width of a road, canal, railroad track, easement or similar right-of-way.
CROPS, LIVESTOCK and LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS. Includes:
(1) Land devoted to the raising of useful plants and animals with a reasonable expectation of profit, including:
(a) Forages and sod crops;
(b) Grains and feed crops;
(c) Livestock as defined in U.C.A. § 59-2-102(19)(d);
(d) Trees and fruits; or
(e) Vegetables, nursery, floral and ornamental stock.
(2) Land devoted to and meeting the requirements and qualifications for payments or other compensation under a crop-land retirement program with an agency of the state or federal government.
PLANNING COMMISSION. The County Planning Commission, a township planning commission or a planning commission of a city or town.
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. A county, city, town, school district, local district or special service district.
PROPOSAL SPONSORS. The owners of land in agricultural production who are sponsoring the proposal for creating an agriculture protection area.
REGULATION. A law, ordinance or regulation.
STATE AGENCY. Each department, commission, board, council, agency, institution, officer, corporation, fund, division, office, committee, authority, laboratory, library, unit, bureau, panel or other administrative unit of the state.
UNINCORPORATED. Not within a city or town.
ZONING DESIGNATION.
(1) Local laws, ordinances or regulations that govern how real property can and cannot be used in a certain zoning designation.
(2) The designation of zoning for land, as indicated on the zoning map.
(Ord. 2024-5-3, passed 5-13-2024; Ord. 2024-5-4, passed 5-13-2024)