Land Use & Zoning

A Utah county's critical lands ordinance typically restricts development in:

AAll agricultural zones
BAreas with steep slopes, floodplains, wetlands, or wildfire hazard zones to protect public safety and natural resources✓ Correct
CDowntown commercial areas
DIndustrial zones near airports

Explanation

Critical lands ordinances identify and protect geologically or environmentally sensitive areas—steep slopes (landslide risk), floodplains, wetlands, and wildfire hazard zones—from development that would endanger life, property, or natural systems.

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