This bill modifies provisions related to land use.
This bill:
- defines terms and modifies definitions;
- clarifies and modifies statutes regarding municipal annexation and municipal boundary adjustments;
- renumbers and amends Title 10, Chapter 2, Part 4, Annexation, to Title 10, Chapter 2, Part 8, Annexation and Title 10, Chapter 2, Part 9, Municipal Boundary Adjustments;
- renumbers and amends the process by which a municipality or county conducts certain plan reviews;
- modifies notice requirements before a public hearing on a proposed land use regulation;
- provides that a municipality or county may not require a private individual or entity, including a community association or homeowners association, to permanently maintain or be responsible for a public access amenity or water utility unless certain conditions apply;
- modifies the process by which a municipality or county inspects and approves or rejects the performance of warranty work;
- modifies a municipality's or county's process in regulating landscaping;
- modifies the process for a municipality or county to allow transferable development rights;
- creates a process by which an applicant may submit an identical floor plan to a municipality for an expedited review;
- provides that a municipality or county may not require a public hearing for a request for a variance or another land use appeal;
- modifies the ability of a municipality or county to enforce an ordinance by withholding a building permit or certificate of occupancy;
- modifies the State Fire Code Act;
- modifies provisions related to special districts and land use;
- establishes a process by which a person may convey real property by deed to a public entity; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 10-2-510, 10-6-160, 10-8-14, 15A-5-205.6, 17-36-55, 17B-1-119, 17B-1-503, 17B-1-512, 23A-13-304, 26B-1-429, 54-3-30, 54-3-31, 57-1-1, 59-12-208.1, 59-12-355, 59-12-403, 59-12-806, 59-12-1302, 59-12-1402, 59-12-2102, 63I-1-210
Substitute #1: 10-2-510, 10-6-103, 10-8-14, 15A-1-105, 15A-3-203, 15A-5-205.6, 17B-1-119, 17B-1-503, 17B-1-512, 23A-13-304, 26B-1-429, 54-3-30, 54-3-31, 57-1-1, 59-12-208.1, 59-12-355, 59-12-403, 59-12-806, 59-12-1302, 59-12-1402, 59-12-2102
Substitute #2: 10-2-510, 10-6-103, 10-8-14, 15A-1-105, 15A-3-203, 15A-5-205.6, 17B-1-119, 17B-1-503, 17B-1-512, 23A-13-304, 26B-1-429, 54-3-30, 54-3-31, 57-1-1, 59-12-208.1, 59-12-355, 59-12-403, 59-12-806, 59-12-1302, 59-12-1402, 59-12-2102
Enrolled: 10-2-510, 10-6-103, 10-8-14, 15A-1-105, 15A-3-203, 15A-5-205.6, 17B-1-119, 17B-1-503, 17B-1-512, 23A-13-304, 26B-1-429, 54-3-30, 54-3-31, 57-1-1, 59-12-208.1, 59-12-355, 59-12-403, 59-12-806, 59-12-1302, 59-12-1402, 59-12-2102
Substitute #3: 10-2-510, 10-6-103, 10-8-14, 15A-1-105, 15A-3-203, 15A-5-205.6, 17B-1-119, 17B-1-503, 17B-1-512, 23A-13-304, 26B-1-429, 54-3-30, 54-3-31, 57-1-1, 59-12-208.1, 59-12-355, 59-12-403, 59-12-806, 59-12-1302, 59-12-1402, 59-12-2102