Entitlement to Application Approval (Vested Rights)

Utah Code §§ 10-9a-509(1) and 17-27a-508(1)


About Entitlement to Application Approval (Vested Rights)

The “Entitlement to Application Approval (Vesting Rights)” Advisory Opinion topic concerns Utah’s “Vested Rights Rule.” That rule states that an applicant for land development is entitled to approval, if the application complies with the zoning ordinances in place on the date the application was filed.


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