TITLE 14
SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS 1

CHAPTER 1
PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY

SECTION:

14-1-1: Title

14-1-2: Authority And Purpose

14-1-3: Applicability

14-1-4: State And Federal Property Exempt

14-1-5: Conflicting Provisions

14-1-6: Severability

14-1-7: Relationship To This Title And Title 15

 

Notes

1	1. This title has been enacted as a set of land use regulations.

14-1-1: TITLE:

This title shall be known as the CITY OF WEST JORDAN SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE or TITLE 14, WEST JORDAN MUNICIPAL CODE. It may be cited and pleaded under either designation. (2001 Code § 87-1-101; amd. 2009 Code)

14-1-2: AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE:

   A.   Authority: This title is adopted pursuant to the municipal land use development and management act, Utah Code Annotated section 10-9a-101 et seq., other applicable statutory law, and the police power authority inherent in local government as established and defined by state and federal common law.

   B.   Purpose: The regulations and restrictions contained in this title are adopted and enacted to:

      1.   Promote the health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the city and its present and future inhabitants;

      2.   Encourage and facilitate the orderly growth and subdivision of the city and implement the goals and policies of the city;

      3.   Provide adequate open space for light and air, prevent overcrowding of the land, and lessen congestion on the streets;

      4.   Secure economy in municipal expenditures and encourage adequate provisions for transportation, water, sewage, schools, parks, and other public facilities and services; and

      5.   Ensure safety from fire and other dangers. (2001 Code § 87-1-102; amd. 2009 Code)