Advisory Opinions
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List of Advisory Opinions
- Advisory Opinion 1: Ivory Development / Taylorsville City
- Advisory Opinion 2: Lorin Parks / Riverdale City
- Advisory Opinion 3: Brad Richards and others / Morgan County
- Advisory Opinion 4: Dan Christensen / Sandy City
- Advisory Opinion 5: Sean Brown, Deep Water Distribution Company / Wasatch County
- Advisory Opinion 6: Boyd Brown / West Valley City
- Advisory Opinion 7: Nathan Zollinger / Nibley City
- Advisory Opinion 8: Kim C. Datwyler, Neighborhood Nonprofit Housing Corporation / Smithfield City
- Advisory Opinion 9: James Bean / Salt Lake City
- Advisory Opinion 10: Shawn Warnke, Grand County / Desert Mesa Subdivision, Kyle Kimmerle, Brad Mimlilz
- Advisory Opinion 11: Michael Pearce, Utah Valley Real Estate, LLC / Pleasant Grove City
- Advisory Opinion 12: Jordan School District / West Jordan City
- Advisory Opinion 13: Pam Wixom / West Haven City
- Advisory Opinion 14: Michael Moyal and MBI, LLC / Ogden City
- Advisory Opinion 15: Bryan Hofheins / Wasatch County
- Advisory Opinion 16: Cindy Cromer / Salt Lake City
- Advisory Opinion 17: Uinta Academy, LC / Cache County
- Advisory Opinion 18: Uintah County / Galway Group, LLC
- Advisory Opinion 19: Scott Webber, Patrick Hays / Washington Terrace
- Advisory Opinion 20: Hamlet Homes / Draper City
- Advisory Opinion 21: Bowler Development / Tooele County
- Advisory Opinion 22: John Diamond / West Point City
- Advisory Opinion 23: Ames Group, LLC / West Jordan City
- Advisory Opinion 24: Rory Ukena / South Weber City
- Advisory Opinion 25: David & Heidi Stapel / Cottonwood Heights (Revised and Restated)
- Advisory Opinion 26: Francis D. Eickbush / Utah County
- Advisory Opinion 27: Janet M. Lowe / Salt Lake City
- Advisory Opinion 28: North Salt Lake Heights Development, LLC / North Salt Lake City (Revised and Restated)
- Advisory Opinion 29: Woodside Homes Corporation / Kaysville City
- Advisory Opinion 30: Greek Orthodox Church / Holladay City
- Advisory Opinion 31: Ivory Development, LLC / Draper City
- Advisory Opinion 32: Danville Land Investments, LLC (Reimbursement) / Draper City
- Advisory Opinion 33: Danville Land Investments, LLC (Plat Approval) / Draper City
- Advisory Opinion 34: H. Blaine Walker / Cottonwood Heights
- Advisory Opinion 35: Holladay City / The Greek Orthodox Church of Greater Salt Lake
- Advisory Opinion 36: Loafer Rim Properties / Salem City
- Advisory Opinion 37: David Mansell / Santa Clara
- Advisory Opinion 38: Weston Ault / Cedar Fort
- Advisory Opinion 39: Shane Carlson – Great Avenues Community Council / Salt Lake City
- Advisory Opinion 40: Providence City / Paramount Development, Inc.
- Advisory Opinion 41: Rory Ukena, Sam Stanger & Mike Clark / South Weber City
- Advisory Opinion 42: Equidigm Holding, LLC / North Ogden City
- Advisory Opinion 43: Duane Johnson, D&D Concrete, Inc., Soderby, LLC / Morgan County
- Advisory Opinion 44: Levoy Estates, Ron Smith, Ryan Pool / Draper City
- Advisory Opinion 45: Mike Gable, Summit Hollow, LLC / Summit County (Revised and Restated)
- Advisory Opinion 46: Garland Hirschi / Rockville
- Advisory Opinion 47: David Grotegut / Spanish Fork City
- Advisory Opinion 48: Ensign Development / Tooele City and Tooele County
- Advisory Opinion 49: Jim Farrell, agent for Howard Kent / Grand County
- Advisory Opinion 50: Blake Hazen / Perry City
- Advisory Opinion 51: Jeff Glines / Washington City and St. George City
- Advisory Opinion 52: Kent Dunkley / Logan City
- Advisory Opinion 53: Tim & Nancy Kriser / Mapleton City
- Advisory Opinion 54: Musketeer, LLC et al / Eagle Mountain
- Advisory Opinion 55: Jim Shea / Wasatch County
- Advisory Opinion 56: Kevin Dudley / Salem
- Advisory Opinion 57: Ronald Perry / Ogden City
- Advisory Opinion 58: Otto Belvedere / Payson
- Advisory Opinion 59: Utah Valley Home Builders Association / Lehi
- Advisory Opinion 60: Ray Taylor / Lindon
- Advisory Opinion 61: Steven C. Pace / Holladay City
- Advisory Opinion 62: Alliance Youth Services / Pleasant Grove
- Advisory Opinion 63: Fieldstone Homes Utah, LLC / Tooele City
- Advisory Opinion 64: Leon R. Day / San Pete County
- Advisory Opinion 65: Sevier Power Company, LLC / Sevier County
- Advisory Opinion 66: Hylan Harper / South Jordan City
- Advisory Opinion 67: Ivory Development, LLC (Ivory Homes) / West Point City
- Advisory Opinion 68: Scott Davidson / Provo City
- Advisory Opinion 69: Michael Cox / Willard City
- Advisory Opinion 70: Beaver Creek Subdivision / Carbon County
- Advisory Opinion 71: Joseph Florence / South Ogden City
- Advisory Opinion 72: Joseph Florence / Central Weber Sewer District
- Advisory Opinion 73: Waxie Enterprise, Inc. / Salt Lake City
- Advisory Opinion 74: Howard Western / Delta City
- Advisory Opinion 75: Jeff Widener / Morgan County
- Advisory Opinion 76: Ben & Jolene Johnson / Town of Levan
- Advisory Opinion 77: Corry & Kristen Craig / Hyde Park
- Advisory Opinion 78: Bob Martino / Salt Lake County
- Advisory Opinion 79: Federico & Loretta Buj / Iron County
- Advisory Opinion 80: Harrisville City / C.E. Butters
- Advisory Opinion 81: Neighborhood Nonprofit Housing Corporation by Kim C. Datwyler / Corinne City
- Advisory Opinion 82: John Lee / Town of Springdale
- Advisory Opinion 83: Kristen Nilssen / Draper City
- Advisory Opinion 84: Keith Warner / Clearfield City
- Advisory Opinion 85: Estate of JoAnne L. Shrontz / Town of Alta
- Advisory Opinion 86: Peterson Development / City of West Jordan
- Advisory Opinion 87: Deepwater Distribution Co. / Wasatch County
- Advisory Opinion 88: Lawrence Meadows / Park City
- Advisory Opinion 89: Old Ranch Neighborhood Group / Summit County
- Advisory Opinion 90: Jennifer Josephs / Park City
- Advisory Opinion 91: Susan Schmehl Family Protection Trust / Weber-Box Elder Conservancy District
- Advisory Opinion 92: Susan Schmehl Family Protection Trust / City of North Ogden
- Advisory Opinion 93: David & Ruth Fuller / Springville City
- Advisory Opinion 94: Mark Seiter / City of Lehi
- Advisory Opinion 95: Lisa and Brad Wilson / Park City
- Advisory Opinion 96: Bruce Nilson / Morgan County
- Advisory Opinion 97: Christine Brown and Weber County
- Advisory Opinion 98: Providence City and Sandra and Chris Checketts
- Advisory Opinion 99: Kevin Porter and Clearfield City
- Advisory Opinion 100: Ken Macqueen / West Valley City
- Advisory Opinion 101: Mike & Carri Blackham / Garden City
- Advisory Opinion 102: Sean Brown, PCCARG Properties / Wasatch County
- Advisory Opinion 103: Sean Brown, Deepwater Distribution Co. / Wasatch County
- Advisory Opinion 104: Jeff Love / Park City
- Advisory Opinion 105: Tom & Debbie Mertens and Salt Lake County
- Advisory Opinion 106: Citizens for Responsible Government / City of Draper
- Advisory Opinion 107: United Park City Mines Company / Park City
- Advisory Opinion 108: Bret Barry / Weber County
- Advisory Opinion 109: George Mount / Summit County
- Advisory Opinion 110: Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning / Perry City
- Advisory Opinion 111: Paras Investments and West Valley City
- Advisory Opinion 112: Rob Haertel / City of Saratoga Springs
- Advisory Opinion 113: Ernie Sandoval and West Valley City
- Advisory Opinion 114: HJ Silver Creek / Summit County
- Advisory Opinion 115: Garyn Perrett / Wellsville City
- Advisory Opinion 116: Red Hawk Wildlife Preserve Foundation / Summit County
- Advisory Opinion 117: Cottonwood Partners / City of Cottonwood Heights
- Advisory Opinion 118: Travis Taylor / City of North Logan
- Advisory Opinion 119: Travis Taylor / Saratoga Springs
- Advisory Opinion 120: Ciel Investment Co. / Salt Lake City & Salt Lake County
- Advisory Opinion 121: Matthew M. Stewart / Provo City
- Advisory Opinion 122: Michael M. McKee / Logan City
- Advisory Opinion 123: Central Bank and Saratoga Springs City
- Advisory Opinion 124: Randy Hughes / South Jordan City
- Advisory Opinion 125: Howard and Betty Jo Western, SBA Communications Corporation and Delta City
- Advisory Opinion 126: George Mount / Summit County
- Advisory Opinion 127: Stephen Miles / Bountiful City
- Advisory Opinion 128: Charles D. Crippen / North Ogden City
- Advisory Opinion 129: Gordon Miner / Timpanogos Special Service District
- Advisory Opinion 130: Harris J. Creveling / Park City
- Advisory Opinion 131: Lawrence Meadows / Park City
- Advisory Opinion 132: Gordon Miner / City of Lehi
- Advisory Opinion 133: Vicki Kartchner / Cottonwood Heights
- Advisory Opinion 134: Ed Green / Layton City
- Advisory Opinion 135: Bruce W. Church / City of LaVerkin
- Advisory Opinion 136: Highland City
- Advisory Opinion 137: Cadence Homes / American Fork City
- Advisory Opinion 138: Gordon Miner / City of Lehi
- Advisory Opinion 139: Mike & Laurie Jorgensen / Park City
- Advisory Opinion 140: Central Bank / Saratoga Springs
- Advisory Opinion 141: Michael Thayne / Syracuse City
- Advisory Opinion 142: Bob Mason / Centerville City
- Advisory Opinion 143: Lawrence Meadows / Park City
- Advisory Opinion 144: Fieldstone Homes / American Fork
- Advisory Opinion 145: Randy Sauer / Morgan County
- Advisory Opinion 146: Cleon Butterfield / Weber County
- Advisory Opinion 147: Camm & Jan Arrington / Town of Mantua
- Advisory Opinion 148: Matthew Peterson / Hooper City
- Advisory Opinion 149: Larry Jacobsen / Herriman City
- Advisory Opinion 150: David Davis / Tooele City
- Advisory Opinion 151: Cranney / Brigham City
- Advisory Opinion 152: Snow Hound LLC / Moab City
- Advisory Opinion 153: Coyote Development, LLC / Heber City
- Advisory Opinion 154: D. Davis / Tooele City (Addendum to #150)
- Advisory Opinion 155: City of Herriman – Impact Fees
- Advisory Opinion 156: Johnson / Town of Alta / Withdrawl
- Advisory Opinion 157: Southern Utah Home Builders Association / Dixie Power
- Advisory Opinion 158: Glezos / Unified Fire Authority
- Advisory Opinion 159: Eggett / Morgan County
- Advisory Opinion 160: Boyer Dixie, L.C. / Washington City
- Advisory Opinion 161: Chappell / Town of Lyman
- Advisory Opinion 162: Baguley / North Ogden City
- Advisory Opinion 163: Toquerville City – Impact Fees
- Advisory Opinion 164: Pleasant View City / Horizon Development and Management, LLC
- Advisory Opinion 165: Frandsen / Provo City
- Advisory Opinion 166: Les Olson Company / South Salt Lake City
- Advisory Opinion 167: Salt Lake City Corporation / Price Bangerter Crossing, LLC and Price Distribution Drive, LLC
- Advisory Opinion 168: Kearns Improvement District – Impact Fees
- Advisory Opinion 169: Taylor / Salt Lake City
- Advisory Opinion 170: Destination Homes, Inc. / Kaysville City
- Advisory Opinion 171: J. Davis / Salt Lake City
- Advisory Opinion 172: Kelley / Morgan County
- Advisory Opinion 173: Salter / Morgan County
- Advisory Opinion 174: Sugarbowl Developers, LLC / Summit County
- Advisory Opinion 175: Conley / Lehi City
- Advisory Opinion 176: Hunter / Tooele County
- Advisory Opinion 177: Wasatch County School District (Part 1) / Heber City
- Advisory Opinion 178: Kosakowski / Wasatch County
- Advisory Opinion 179: Stowell / St. George City
- Advisory Opinion 180: Tooele City / Beehive Storage, LLC
- Advisory Opinion 181: Kershaw / Park City
- Advisory Opinion 182: Ivins City – Ordinance and road construction requirements
- Advisory Opinion 183: Wasatch County School District (Part 2) / Heber City
- Advisory Opinion 184: Saratoga Springs City / Concord Holdings, L.C.
- Advisory Opinion 185: Country Way Estates / Washington City
- Advisory Opinion 186: Harwood / Tooele County
- Advisory Opinion 187: Ironwood Development Group, L.C. / Smithfield City
- Advisory Opinion 188: Hirschi / Nibley City
- Advisory Opinion 189: Home Builders Association of Utah / Elk Ridge City
- Advisory Opinion 190: Jackson / Moab City
- Advisory Opinion 191: Reeve’s Riverton Ranch / Riverton City + Addendum
- Advisory Opinion 192: Smart Farms et al / Cedar Hills
- Advisory Opinion 193: Abbott / Sevier County
- Advisory Opinion 194: Utah Home Builder’s Association / Summit County
- Advisory Opinion 195: Grant / South Jordan City
- Advisory Opinion 196: Frandsen / Provo City
- Advisory Opinion 197: Franklin / Morgan County
- Advisory Opinion 198: Spears / Wasatch County
- Advisory Opinion 199: Cronquist / Nibley City
- Advisory Opinion 200: Mitchell Development, Inc. / Provo City
- Advisory Opinion 201: Ivory Development, LLC / Provo City
- Advisory Opinion 202: Thomas / Marriot-Slaterville
- Advisory Opinion 203: HF Holdings, Inc. / Town of Castle Valley
- Advisory Opinion 204: Walz / American Fork
- Advisory Opinion 205: McCabe / Paradise City
- Advisory Opinion 206: Larson / Central Weber Sewer Improvement District
- Advisory Opinion 207: A&B Hotel Management – A&V Petro / Grand County
- Advisory Opinion 208: Kelly Hughes Construction, LLC / West Point City
- Advisory Opinion 209: Housel / City of Francis
- Advisory Opinion 210: Nilson Homes / Plain City
- Advisory Opinion 211: Ruch-Eagle Valley Ranches Neighborhood / Iron County
- Advisory Opinion 212: Village Development Group-Silver Creek Village / Summit County
- Advisory Opinion 213: Timmerman / Virgin Town
- Advisory Opinion 214: P. Evans / Provo City
- Advisory Opinion 215: Langston-SITLA / Washington City
- Advisory Opinion 216: Halls / Kaysville City
- Advisory Opinion 217: Town of Stockton / Kilgore Companies
- Advisory Opinion 218: Tippetts / Millcreek City
- Advisory Opinion 219: Van Buren / Hooper City + Revised version
- Advisory Opinion 220: Madsen & Young / Lehi City
- Advisory Opinion 221: Lindon OW, LLC – Bybee / Lindon City
- Advisory Opinion 222: J. White – Ironwood Real Estate, LLC / Tooele County
- Advisory Opinion 223: Porter / Logan City
- Advisory Opinion 224: Ruth S. Eyre Trust / Logan City
- Advisory Opinion 225: Weber School District / Pleasant View City
- Advisory Opinion 226: Reddish / Hurricane City
- Advisory Opinion 227: Harrisville City / D. Green
- Advisory Opinion 228: Recycled Earth, LLC / Ogden City
- Advisory Opinion 229: Hess / Lehi City
- Advisory Opinion 230: CFRG / Coalville City
- Advisory Opinion 231: Peterson House, LLC / Morgan County
- Advisory Opinion 232: Bluth / Summit County
- Advisory Opinion 233: Haviland/Trenton Town
- Advisory Opinion 234: Lapray / Trenton Town
- Advisory Opinion 235: Loftus / Provo City
- Advisory Opinion 236: Leeds, Town of / Lynn Potter
- Advisory Opinion 237: South Valley Large Animal Clinic / Saratoga Springs
- Advisory Opinion 238: Snow Garden Apartments, LLC / Ephraim City
- Advisory Opinion 239: Ronald Harbut and Tom Sawyer / Big Water Town
- Advisory Opinion 240: Iron Wood Real Estate LLC / Tooele County
- Advisory Opinion 241: Troy Green / Weber County
- Advisory Opinion 242: Utah Valley Home Builders Association / Eagle Mountain
- Advisory Opinion 243: ARB Investments, LLC / West Jordan
- Advisory Opinion 244: Dr. & Mrs. Tannin Fuja / Woodland Hills
- Advisory Opinion 245: D.R. Horton Utah / Saratoga Springs
- Advisory Opinion 246: Neighbors of Whileway Road / Summit County
- Advisory Opinion 247: Spring Creek Cove Development Corp / Murray City
- Advisory Opinion 248: Union Block, LLC / Brigham City
- Advisory Opinion 249: Auburn Hills, LLC / Hyrum City
- Advisory Opinion 250: Scott Bracken / Weber County
- Advisory Opinion 251: Oscar Bluth / Swiss Alpine Water Company
- Advisory Opinion 252: Kim Haslem / Uintah County
- Advisory Opinion 253: Highland City / Steve & Travis Maddox
- Advisory Opinion 254: Ivins City
- Advisory Opinion 255: Troy Belnap / Cedar Hills
- Advisory Opinion 256: Spencer Packer / Centerville
- Advisory Opinion 257: Steve Christensen / Washington County
- Advisory Opinion 258: Lorrie and Robert Morris / Washington County
- Advisory Opinion 259: Safe Harbor Storage, LLC / Laketown
- Advisory Opinion 260: Kristopher Sorensen / City of Saratoga Springs
- Advisory Opinion 261: Fox Hollow of Providence, Inc. / Providence City
- Advisory Opinion 262: Land Development Solutions, LLC / Town of Apple Valley
- Advisory Opinion 263: Washington School House, LLC / Park City
- Advisory Opinion 264: Jerry Carroll / Spanish Fork City
- Advisory Opinion 265: WDG Washington / Washington City and WCWCD
- Advisory Opinion 266: Christensen Farms Lots LLC / Wasatch County
- Advisory Opinion 267: Derek & Dana Andreason / Salina
- Advisory Opinion 268: Dan Hales / Box Elder County
- Advisory Opinion 269: Blaine K. Andersen / Hyrum
- Advisory Opinion 270: Yard AF, LLC / American Fork
- Advisory Opinion 271: Lauren Halcik / Summit County
- Advisory Opinion 273: Bill Salter / Granite School District
- Advisory Opinion 274: Park City School District / Summit County
- Advisory Opinion 275: Aaron Thompson / San Juan County
- Advisory Opinion 276: Colts Neck Investments / Lindon
- Advisory Opinion 277: Tooele County School District / Tooele City
- Advisory Opinion 278: Shawn Cronquist / Cache County
- Advisory Opinion 279: 1115 Aerie, LLC / Park City
- Advisory Opinion 280: Ryan Leick / Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District
- Advisory Opinion 281: David Hansen / Cedar Hills
- Advisory Opinion 282: Magna Investments & Development, LTD / Sandy City
- Advisory Opinion 283: Jacob and Tamara Schellenberg / Cache County
- Advisory Opinion 284: Preston Winkelman / Escalante
- Advisory Opinion 285: Jeffrey Clark / Morgan County
- Advisory Opinion 286: Kent Singleton and Miyako Uehara / Morgan County
- Advisory Opinion 287: Kamas 3530 LLC / Summit County
- Advisory Opinion 288: Wright Mind, LLC / Millcreek City
- Advisory Opinion 289: Applegate, LLC / Murray City
- Advisory Opinion 290: Bob Theobald / Park City
- Advisory Opinion 291: Roger Stephens / Summit County
- Advisory Opinion 292: Jeffrey Kummer / Sevier County
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As a means of resolving land use disputes, The Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman is authorized to issue Advisory Opinions under § 13-43-205 of the Utah Code . An Advisory Opinion is a legal analysis of a specific land use question, thoroughly evaluating facts presented by all parties. An attorney is appointed to prepare a reasoned written opinion that attempts to predict how the matter would be decided by a court. For more information, please see “About Advisory Opinions“ .
Disclaimer
Advisory Opinions analyze specific fact situations, and should be read as informational and advisory. Advisory Opinions should not be used as precedent, and do not control other situations. Readers should bear in mind that the unique facts behind each Opinion are critical to the conclusion.
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