Utah Code § 17-81-205

Criteria to be applied in evaluating a proposal for the creation of a protection
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area.
 In evaluating a proposal and in determining whether or not to create or recommend the creation
of an agriculture protection area, industrial protection area, or critical infrastructure materials
protection area, the advisory committee, planning commission, and applicable legislative body
shall apply the following criteria:
(1) whether or not the land is currently being used for agriculture production, industrial use, or
critical infrastructure materials operations, as the case may be;
(2) whether or not the land is zoned for agriculture use, industrial use, or critical infrastructure
materials operations, as the case may be;
(3) whether or not the land is viable for agriculture production, industrial use, or critical
infrastructure materials operations, as the case may be;
(4)
(a) for an agriculture protection area, the extent and nature of existing or proposed farm
improvements;
(b) for an industrial protection area, the extent and nature of existing or proposed improvements
to or expansion of the industrial use; or
(c) for a critical infrastructure materials protection area, the extent and nature of existing or
proposed improvements to or expansion of critical infrastructure materials operations; and
(5)
(a) in the case of an agriculture protection area, anticipated trends in agricultural and
technological conditions;
(b) in the case of an industrial protection area, anticipated trends in technological conditions
applicable to the industrial use of the land in question; or
(c) in the case of a critical infrastructure materials protection area, anticipated trends in
technological conditions applicable to the critical infrastructure materials operations of the
land in question.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 14, 2025 Special Session 1

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