54-8-16 - Notice of assessment -- Publication.
54-8-16. Notice of assessment -- Publication.
(1) After the preparation of a resolution under Section 54-8-14, notice of a public hearingon the proposed assessments shall be given.
(2) The notice described in Subsection (1) shall be:
(a) published:
(i) one time in a newspaper in which the first notice of hearing was published at least 20days before the date fixed for the hearing; and
(ii) on the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63F-1-701, for at least 20 daysbefore the date fixed for the hearing; and
(b) mailed by certified mail not less than 15 days prior to the date fixed for such hearingto each owner of real property whose property will be assessed for part of the cost of theimprovement at the last known address of such owner using for such purpose the names andaddresses appearing on the last completed real property assessment rolls of the county whereinsaid affected property is located.
(3) In addition, a copy of such notice shall be addressed to "Owner" and shall be somailed addressed to the street number of each piece of improved property to be affected by suchassessment.
(4) Each notice shall state that at the specified time and place, the governing body willhold a public hearing upon the proposed assessments and shall state that any owner of anyproperty to be assessed pursuant to the resolution will be heard on the question of whether hisproperty will be benefited by the proposed improvement to the amount of the proposedassessment against his property and whether the amount assessed against his property constitutesmore than his proper proportional share of the total cost of the improvement.
(5) The notice shall further state where a copy of the resolution proposed to be adoptedlevying the assessments against all real property in the district will be on file for publicinspection, and that subject to such changes and corrections therein as may be made by thegoverning body, it is proposed to adopt the resolution at the conclusion of the hearing.
(6) A published notice shall describe the boundaries or area of the district with sufficientparticularity to permit each owner of real property therein to ascertain that his property lies in thedistrict.
(7) The mailed notice may refer to the district by name and date of creation and shallstate the amount of the assessment proposed to be levied against the real property of the person towhom the notice is mailed.
Amended by Chapter 90, 2010 General Session