10-9a-707 - Standard of review for appeals.
10-9a-707. Standard of review for appeals.
(1) A municipality may, by ordinance, designate the standard of review for appeals ofland use authority decisions.
(2) If the municipality fails to designate a standard of review of factual matters, theappeal authority shall review the matter de novo.
(3) The appeal authority shall determine the correctness of a decision of the land useauthority in its interpretation and application of a land use ordinance.
(4) Only those decisions in which a land use authority has applied a land use ordinance toa particular application, person, or parcel may be appealed to an appeal authority.
Enacted by Chapter 254, 2005 General Session