(A) The County Planning and Zoning Department shall provide notice of the proposal for an agriculture protection area within the unincorporated part of the county by:
(1) Posting notice on the Utah Public Notice Website created in U.C.A. § 63A-16-601;
(2) Mailing written notice to each owner of land within 1,000 feet of the land; proposed for inclusion within an agriculture protection area; and
(3) Posting notice at three public places within or near the proposed agriculture protection area. The county legislative body hereby authorizes the County Planning and Zoning Department to designate the location of these three public places within or near the proposed agriculture protection area.
(B) The notice shall contain:
(1) A statement that a proposal for the creation of an agriculture protection area has been filed with the county;
(2) A statement that the proposal will be open to public inspection in the Office of the County Planning and Zoning Department;
(3) A statement that any person or entity affected by establishment of the area may, within 15 days of the date on the notice, file with the County Planning and Zoning Department written objections to the proposal or a written request to modify the proposal to exclude land from or add land to the proposed agriculture protection area;
(4) A statement that the county will submit the proposal to the Planning Commission and Advisory Board for review and recommendations and the proposed dates; and
(5) A statement that the county legislative body will hold a public hearing on a specified date to discuss and hear public comment on:
(a) The proposal to create the agriculture protection area;
(b) The recommendations of the Advisory Board and Planning Commission; and
(c) Any requests for modification of the proposal and any objections to the proposal.
(C) Any person wishing to modify the proposal for the creation of the agriculture protection area shall, within 15 days after the date of the notice, file a written request for modification of the proposal, which identifies specifically the land that should be added to or removed from the agriculture protection area.
(D) A person wishing to object to the proposal for the creation of the agriculture protection area shall, within 15 days after the date of the notice, file a written objection to the creation of the agriculture protection area with the County Planning and Zoning Department.
(Ord. 2024-5-3, passed 5-13-2024; Ord. 2024-5-4, passed 5-13-2024)