16.05.020 Subdivision amendments involving public streets.
A. Subdivision amendments involving the vacation (in whole or in part), alteration, or amendment of any public street, right-of-way, or easement or the dedication of a public street shall be processed as a new subdivision, including the preliminary and final subdivision process.
B. The preliminary and final plats shall include the following additional features:
1. The amended plat must depict only the portion of the subdivision that is proposed to be amended;
2. The amended plat must include a plat name distinguishing the amended plat from the original plat;
3. The amended plat must describe the differences between the amended plat and the original plat;
4. The amended plat must include references to the original plat;
5. The amendment must identify and preserve any easements owned by a culinary water authority and sanitary sewer authority for existing facilities located within the subdivision.
C. The preliminary application shall include:
1. The name and address of each owner of record of land that is:
a. Adjacent to the public street or municipal utility easement between the two nearest public street intersections; or
b. Accessed exclusively by or within three hundred feet of the public street or municipal utility easement;
2. Proof of written notice to operators of utilities and culinary water or sanitary sewer facilities located within the bounds of the public street or municipal utility easement sought to be vacated;
3. The signature of each owner under subsection (C)(1)(a) of this section who consents to the vacation; and
4. A notice of approval required by Utah Code Annotated Section 10-9a-606(5)(b) and (c), as amended, if the subdivision includes common area or common area and facility as those terms are defined in Utah Code Annotated Section 10-9a-606, as amended.
D. After completion of the preliminary subdivision process, the city council shall hold a public hearing in accordance with Utah Code Annotated Section 10-9a-208, as amended. The city council shall approve the vacation or amendment if it finds that:
1. Good cause exists for the vacation or amendment; and
2. Neither the public interest nor any person will be materially injured by the proposed vacation or amendment.
E. The effect of a vacation or amendment under this section does not impair:
1. Any right-of-way or easement of any parcel or lot owner;
2. The rights of any public utility; or
3. The rights of a culinary water authority or sanitary sewer authority. (Ord. 2024-01 § 1 (Att. A))