10-2-107 - Modified request for feasibility study -- Supplemental feasibility study.
10-2-107. Modified request for feasibility study -- Supplemental feasibility study.
(1) (a) (i) The sponsors of a request may modify the request to alter the boundaries of theproposed city and then refile the request, as modified, with the county clerk if:
(A) the results of the feasibility study do not meet the requirements of Subsection10-2-109(3); or
(B) (I) the request meets the conditions of Subsection 10-2-103(4)(b);
(II) the annexation petition that proposed the annexation of an area that is part of the areaproposed for incorporation has been denied; and
(III) an incorporation petition based on the request has not been filed.
(ii) (A) A modified request under Subsection (1)(a)(i)(A) may not be filed more than 90days after the feasibility consultant's submission of the results of the study.
(B) A modified request under Subsection (1)(a)(i)(B) may not be filed more than 18months after the filing of the original request under Section 10-2-103.
(b) (i) Subject to Subsection (1)(b)(ii), each modified request under Subsection (1)(a)shall comply with the requirements of Subsections 10-2-103(2), (3), (4), and (5).
(ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(b)(i), a signature on a request filed under Section10-2-103 may be used toward fulfilling the signature requirement of Subsection 10-2-103(2)(a)for the request as modified under Subsection (1)(a), unless the modified request proposes theincorporation of an area that is more than 20% greater or smaller than the area described by theoriginal request in terms of:
(A) private land area; or
(B) value of private real property.
(2) Within 20 days after the county clerk's receipt of the modified request, the countyclerk shall follow the same procedure for the modified request as provided under Subsection10-2-105(1) for an original request.
(3) The timely filing of a modified request under Subsection (1) gives the modifiedrequest the same processing priority under Subsection 10-2-105(2) as the original request.
(4) Within 10 days after the county legislative body's receipt of a certified modifiedrequest under Subsection (1)(a)(i)(A) or a certified modified request under Subsection(1)(a)(i)(B) that was filed after the completion of a feasibility study on the original request, thecounty legislative body shall commission the feasibility consultant who conducted the feasibilitystudy to supplement the feasibility study to take into account the information in the modifiedrequest that was not included in the original request.
(5) The county legislative body shall require the feasibility consultant to complete thesupplemental feasibility study and to submit written results of the supplemental study to thecounty legislative body and to the contact sponsor no later than 30 days after the feasibilityconsultant is commissioned to conduct the supplemental feasibility study.
(6) (a) Subject to Subsection (6)(b), if the results of the supplemental feasibility study donot meet the requirements of Subsection 10-2-109(3):
(i) the sponsors may file a further modified request as provided in Subsection (1); and
(ii) Subsections (2), (4), and (5) apply to a further modified request under Subsection(6)(a)(i).
(b) A further modified request under Subsection (6)(a) shall, for purposes of itsprocessing priority, be considered as an original request for a feasibility study under Section10-2-103.
Amended by Chapter 184, 2000 General Session