10-9a-210 - Notice to municipality when a private institution of higher education is constructing student housing.
10-9a-210. Notice to municipality when a private institution of higher education isconstructing student housing.
(1) Each private institution of higher education that intends to construct student housingon property owned by the institution shall provide written notice of the intended construction, asprovided in Subsection (2), before any funds are committed to the construction, if any of theproposed student housing buildings is within 300 feet of privately owned residential property.
(2) Each notice under Subsection (1) shall be provided to the legislative body and, ifapplicable, the mayor of:
(a) the county in whose unincorporated area the privately owned residential property islocated; or
(b) the municipality in whose boundaries the privately owned residential property islocated.
(3) At the request of a county or municipality that is entitled to notice under this section,the institution and the legislative body of the affected county or municipality shall jointly hold apublic hearing to provide information to the public and receive input from the public about theproposed construction.
Enacted by Chapter 231, 2005 General Session