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House passes technical land-use bill moving utility disclosure language from plat maps into statute
Summary
House Bill 285: lawmakers voted 66-0 to move verbose utility-disclosure language off plat maps into statute, clarifying that property owners must still call Blue Stakes for accurate pipeline locations and permitting digital sign-off; sponsor called it a consensus bill.
The Utah House on Jan. 30 passed House Bill 285, a technical amendment to the Land Use Development and Management Act that transfers lengthy utility-disclosure language from plat maps into statute and clarifies responsibilities for marking underground utilities.
Sponsor Representative Aaron Tilton described the change as simplification for developers and utility companies: "Basically, what it does is take that language off the plat map to make it more consistent with the other utilities and what they have on that plat map, puts it into statute, and ... it basically says that you're still required to call Blue Stakes; you're not to rely on the plat map for the exact location of a pipeline," he said. Tilton said the bill permits digital sign-off for approvals and does not replace Blue Stakes marking procedures.
Tilton noted the bill is largely a consensus measure, listing support from the Utah League of Cities and Towns, county governments, the Home Builders Association, the Realtors Association and title companies. Representatives asked technical questions about whether the plat map would still indicate utilities; Tilton reassured the chamber that map indicators remain and only the disclosure language moves into statute.
The House closed debate and recorded a roll-call vote of 66 yes, 0 no. The bill will be referred to the Senate for further consideration.
