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Section 103 - Limitation on access authority.

UT Code § 72-7-103 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) As used in this section: (a) "Highway facility" means: (i) SR-7 as described in Section 72-4-106; (ii) SR-67 as described in Section 72-4-112; (iii) SR-85 as described in Section 72-4-114; (iv) SR-154 as described in Section 72-4-121; or (v) SR-201 as described in Section 72-4-126. (b) "Legal point of access" means an access established in accordance with applicable law: (i) before July 1, 2003; (ii) by permit issued by the highway authority; or (iii) by a deed or court order.

(a) "Highway facility" means: (i) SR-7 as described in Section 72-4-106; (ii) SR-67 as described in Section 72-4-112; (iii) SR-85 as described in Section 72-4-114; (iv) SR-154 as described in Section 72-4-121; or (v) SR-201 as described in Section 72-4-126.

(i) SR-7 as described in Section 72-4-106;

(ii) SR-67 as described in Section 72-4-112;

(iii) SR-85 as described in Section 72-4-114;

(iv) SR-154 as described in Section 72-4-121; or

(v) SR-201 as described in Section 72-4-126.

(b) "Legal point of access" means an access established in accordance with applicable law: (i) before July 1, 2003; (ii) by permit issued by the highway authority; or (iii) by a deed or court order.

(i) before July 1, 2003;

(ii) by permit issued by the highway authority; or

(iii) by a deed or court order.

(2) A highway authority may not deny reasonable ingress and egress to property adjoining a public highway except where: (a) the highway authority acquires right of ingress and egress by gift, agreement, purchase, eminent domain, or otherwise; or (b) no right of ingress or egress exists between the right-of-way and the adjoining property.

(a) the highway authority acquires right of ingress and egress by gift, agreement, purchase, eminent domain, or otherwise; or

(b) no right of ingress or egress exists between the right-of-way and the adjoining property.

(3) For a property adjoining a public highway that is not an interstate system or a highway facility, a highway authority may not close a legal point of access to the public highway, unless: (a) the property has reasonably equivalent access to the public highway after the legal access is closed; or (b) the highway authority acquires the legal point of access by gift, agreement, purchase, or eminent domain.

(a) the property has reasonably equivalent access to the public highway after the legal access is closed; or

(b) the highway authority acquires the legal point of access by gift, agreement, purchase, or eminent domain.

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Section 103 - Limitation on access authority.