7-5-102. TEMPORARY REGULATIONS.
(1) The City Council may, without prior consideration or recommendation from the Planning Commission, enact ordinances establishing temporary Zoning regulations for any part or all of the City if the City Council makes a finding of compelling, countervailing public interest or if the area is unregulated.
a. A temporary Zoning regulation under this subsection (1) may prohibit or regulate the erection, construction, reconstruction, or Alteration of any Building or Structure or Subdivision approval.
b. A temporary Zoning regulation under this subsection (1) shall not impose an impact fee or other financial requirement on building or Development.
c. The City Council shall establish a period of limited effect for temporary Zoning regulations under this subsection (1), not to exceed six months.
(2) The City Council may, without a public hearing, enact an ordinance establishing a temporary Zoning regulation prohibiting construction, Subdivision approval, and other Development activities within an area that is the subject of an Environmental Impact Statement or a Major Investment Study examining the area as a proposed highway or transportation corridor. A Zoning regulation under this subsection (2):
a. May not exceed six months in duration;
b. May be renewed, if requested by the Utah Transportation Commission, for up to two additional six month periods by ordinance enacted before the expiration of the Zoning regulation; and
c. Notwithstanding subsections (2)(a) and (2)(b) above, is effective only as long as the Environmental Impact Statement or Major Investment Study is in progress.