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Utah House Bill HB0088 Compare Versions

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3	3	Housing Policy Amendments
4	4	2025 GENERAL SESSION
5	5	STATE OF UTAH
6	6	Chief Sponsor: Raymond P. Ward
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10	10	LONG TITLE
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12	12	General Description:
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14	14	This bill modifies provisions relating to moderate income housing reports and municipal
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16	16	zoning.
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18	18	Highlighted Provisions:
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20	20	This bill:
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22	22	▸ defines terms;
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24	24	▸ amends the required frequency of a moderate income housing progress report;
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26	26	▸ provides that an accessory dwelling unit, internal or external, on a lot containing a
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28	28	detached single family dwelling is a permitted use in a residential zone of an urban
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30	30	municipality;
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32	32	▸ provides that an urban municipality may not prohibit the use of a modular unit in a
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34	34	residential zone; and
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36	36	▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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38	38	Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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40	40	None
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42	42	Other Special Clauses:
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44	44	None
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46	46	Utah Code Sections Affected:
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48	48	AMENDS:
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50	50	10-9a-408, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 413, 438
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52	52	10-9a-505, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 327
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54	54	17-27a-408, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 381, 413
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56	56	ENACTS:
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58	58	10-9a-505.1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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62	62	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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64	64	Section 1. Section 10-9a-408 is amended to read:
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66	66	10-9a-408 . Moderate income housing report -- Contents -- Prioritization for H.B. 88 01-03 15:12
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68	68	funds or projects -- Ineligibility for funds after noncompliance -- Civil actions.
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70	70	(1) As used in this section:
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72	72	(a) "Division" means the Housing and Community Development Division within the
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74	74	Department of Workforce Services.
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76	76	(b) "Implementation plan" means the implementation plan adopted as part of the
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78	78	moderate income housing element of a specified municipality's general plan as
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80	80	provided in Subsection 10-9a-403(2)(c).
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82	82	(c) "Initial report" or "initial moderate income housing report" means the one-time report
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84	84	described in Subsection (2).
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86	86	(d) "Moderate income housing strategy" means a strategy described in Subsection
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88	88	10-9a-403(2)(b)(iii).
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90	90	(e) "Report" means an initial report or a subsequent progress report.
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92	92	(f) "Specified municipality" means:
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94	94	(i) a city of the first, second, third, or fourth class; or
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96	96	(ii) a city of the fifth class with a population of 5,000 or more, if the city is located
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98	98	within a county of the first, second, or third class.
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100	100	(g) "Subsequent progress report" means the [annual] triannual report described in
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102	102	Subsection (3).
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104	104	(2)(a) The legislative body of a specified municipality shall submit an initial report to
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106	106	the division.
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108	108	(b)(i) This Subsection (2)(b) applies to a municipality that is not a specified
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110	110	municipality as of January 1, 2023.
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112	112	(ii) As of January 1, if a municipality described in Subsection (2)(b)(i) changes from
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114	114	one class to another or grows in population to qualify as a specified municipality,
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116	116	the municipality shall submit an initial plan to the division on or before August 1
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118	118	of the first calendar year beginning on January 1 in which the municipality
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120	120	qualifies as a specified municipality.
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122	122	(c) The initial report shall:
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124	124	(i) identify each moderate income housing strategy selected by the specified
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126	126	municipality for continued, ongoing, or one-time implementation, restating the
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128	128	exact language used to describe the moderate income housing strategy in
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130	130	Subsection 10-9a-403(2)(b)(iii); and
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132	132	(ii) include an implementation plan.
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134	134	(3)(a) After the division approves a specified municipality's initial report under this
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137	137	section, the specified municipality shall, as an administrative act, [annually ]submit
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139	139	to the division a subsequent progress report on or before August 1 of each third year
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141	141	after the year in which the specified municipality is required to submit the initial
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143	143	report.
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145	145	(b) The subsequent progress report shall include:
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147	147	(i) subject to Subsection (3)(c), a description of each action, whether one-time or
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149	149	ongoing, taken by the specified municipality during the previous [12] 36-month
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151	151	period to implement the moderate income housing strategies identified in the
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153	153	initial report for implementation;
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155	155	(ii) a description of each land use regulation or land use decision made by the
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157	157	specified municipality during the previous [12] 36-month period to implement the
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159	159	moderate income housing strategies, including an explanation of how the land use
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161	161	regulation or land use decision supports the specified municipality's efforts to
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163	163	implement the moderate income housing strategies;
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165	165	(iii) a description of any barriers encountered by the specified municipality in the
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167	167	previous [12] 36-month period in implementing the moderate income housing
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169	169	strategies;
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171	171	(iv) information regarding the number of internal and external or detached accessory
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173	173	dwelling units located within the specified municipality for which the specified
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175	175	municipality:
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177	177	(A) issued a building permit to construct; or
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179	179	(B) issued a business license or comparable license or permit to rent;
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181	181	(v) the number of residential dwelling units that have been entitled that have not
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183	183	received a building permit as of the submission date of the progress report;
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185	185	(vi) shapefiles, or website links if shapefiles are not available, to current maps and
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187	187	tables related to zoning;
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189	189	(vii) a description of how the market has responded to the selected moderate income
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191	191	housing strategies, including the number of entitled moderate income housing
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193	193	units or other relevant data; and
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195	195	(viii) any recommendations on how the state can support the specified municipality
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197	197	in implementing the moderate income housing strategies.
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199	199	(c) For purposes of describing actions taken by a specified municipality under
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201	201	Subsection (3)(b)(i), the specified municipality may include an ongoing action taken
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203	203	by the specified municipality prior to the [12] 36-month reporting period applicable to
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206	206	the subsequent progress report if the specified municipality:
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208	208	(i) has already adopted an ordinance, approved a land use application, made an
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210	210	investment, or approved an agreement or financing that substantially promotes the
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212	212	implementation of a moderate income housing strategy identified in the initial
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214	214	report; and
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216	216	(ii) demonstrates in the subsequent progress report that the action taken under
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218	218	Subsection (3)(c)(i) is relevant to making meaningful progress towards the
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220	220	specified municipality's implementation plan.
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222	222	(d) A specified municipality's report shall be in a form:
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224	224	(i) approved by the division; and
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226	226	(ii) made available by the division on or before May 1 of the year in which the report
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228	228	is required.
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230	230	(4) Within 90 days after the day on which the division receives a specified municipality's
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232	232	report, the division shall:
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234	234	(a) post the report on the division's website;
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236	236	(b) send a copy of the report to the Department of Transportation, the Governor's Office
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238	238	of Planning and Budget, the association of governments in which the specified
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240	240	municipality is located, and, if the specified municipality is located within the
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242	242	boundaries of a metropolitan planning organization, the appropriate metropolitan
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244	244	planning organization; and
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246	246	(c) subject to Subsection (5), review the report to determine compliance with this section.
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248	248	(5)(a) An initial report does not comply with this section unless the report:
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250	250	(i) includes the information required under Subsection (2)(c);
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252	252	(ii) demonstrates to the division that the specified municipality made plans to
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254	254	implement:
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256	256	(A) three or more moderate income housing strategies if the specified
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258	258	municipality does not have a fixed guideway public transit station; or
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260	260	(B) subject to Subsection 10-9a-403(2)(b)(iv), five or more moderate income
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262	262	housing strategies if the specified municipality has a fixed guideway public
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264	264	transit station; and
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266	266	(iii) is in a form approved by the division.
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268	268	(b) A subsequent progress report does not comply with this section unless the report:
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270	270	(i) demonstrates to the division that the specified municipality made plans to
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272	272	implement:
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275	275	(A) three or more moderate income housing strategies if the specified
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277	277	municipality does not have a fixed guideway public transit station; or
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279	279	(B) subject to the requirements of Subsection 10-9a-403(2)(a)(iii)(D), five or more
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281	281	moderate income housing strategies if the specified municipality has a fixed
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283	283	guideway public transit station;
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285	285	(ii) is in a form approved by the division; and
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287	287	(iii) provides sufficient information for the division to:
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289	289	(A) assess the specified municipality's progress in implementing the moderate
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291	291	income housing strategies;
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293	293	(B) monitor compliance with the specified municipality's implementation plan;
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295	295	(C) identify a clear correlation between the specified municipality's land use
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297	297	regulations and land use decisions and the specified municipality's efforts to
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299	299	implement the moderate income housing strategies;
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301	301	(D) identify how the market has responded to the specified municipality's selected
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303	303	moderate income housing strategies; and
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305	305	(E) identify any barriers encountered by the specified municipality in
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307	307	implementing the selected moderate income housing strategies.
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309	309	(6)(a) A specified municipality qualifies for priority consideration under this Subsection
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311	311	(6) if the specified municipality's report:
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313	313	(i) complies with this section; and
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315	315	(ii) demonstrates to the division that the specified municipality made plans to
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317	317	implement:
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319	319	(A) five or more moderate income housing strategies if the specified municipality
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321	321	does not have a fixed guideway public transit station; or
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323	323	(B) six or more moderate income housing strategies if the specified municipality
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325	325	has a fixed guideway public transit station.
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327	327	(b) The Transportation Commission may, in accordance with Subsection 72-1-304(3)(c),
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329	329	give priority consideration to transportation projects located within the boundaries of
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331	331	a specified municipality described in Subsection (6)(a) until the Department of
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333	333	Transportation receives notice from the division under Subsection (6)(e).
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335	335	(c) Upon determining that a specified municipality qualifies for priority consideration
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337	337	under this Subsection (6), the division shall send a notice of prioritization to the
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339	339	legislative body of the specified municipality and the Department of Transportation.
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341	341	(d) The notice described in Subsection (6)(c) shall:
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344	344	(i) name the specified municipality that qualifies for priority consideration;
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346	346	(ii) describe the funds or projects for which the specified municipality qualifies to
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348	348	receive priority consideration; and
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350	350	(iii) state the basis for the division's determination that the specified municipality
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352	352	qualifies for priority consideration.
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354	354	(e) The division shall notify the legislative body of a specified municipality and the
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356	356	Department of Transportation in writing if the division determines that the specified
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358	358	municipality no longer qualifies for priority consideration under this Subsection (6).
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360	360	(7)(a) If the division, after reviewing a specified municipality's report, determines that
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362	362	the report does not comply with this section, the division shall send a notice of
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364	364	noncompliance to the legislative body of the specified municipality.
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366	366	(b) A specified municipality that receives a notice of noncompliance may:
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368	368	(i) cure each deficiency in the report within 90 days after the day on which the notice
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370	370	of noncompliance is sent; or
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372	372	(ii) request an appeal of the division's determination of noncompliance within 10
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374	374	days after the day on which the notice of noncompliance is sent.
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376	376	(c) The notice described in Subsection (7)(a) shall:
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378	378	(i) describe each deficiency in the report and the actions needed to cure each
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380	380	deficiency;
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382	382	(ii) state that the specified municipality has an opportunity to:
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384	384	(A) submit to the division a corrected report that cures each deficiency in the
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386	386	report within 90 days after the day on which the notice of compliance is sent; or
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388	388	(B) submit to the division a request for an appeal of the division's determination of
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390	390	noncompliance within 10 days after the day on which the notice of
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392	392	noncompliance is sent; and
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394	394	(iii) state that failure to take action under Subsection (7)(c)(ii) will result in the
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396	396	specified municipality's ineligibility for funds under Subsection (9).
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398	398	(d) For purposes of curing the deficiencies in a report under this Subsection (7), if the
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400	400	action needed to cure the deficiency as described by the division requires the
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402	402	specified municipality to make a legislative change, the specified municipality may
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404	404	cure the deficiency by making that legislative change within the 90-day cure period.
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406	406	(e)(i) If a specified municipality submits to the division a corrected report in
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408	408	accordance with Subsection (7)(b)(i) and the division determines that the
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410	410	corrected report does not comply with this section, the division shall send a
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413	413	second notice of noncompliance to the legislative body of the specified
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415	415	municipality within 30 days after the day on which the corrected report is
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417	417	submitted.
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419	419	(ii) A specified municipality that receives a second notice of noncompliance may
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421	421	submit to the division a request for an appeal of the division's determination of
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423	423	noncompliance within 10 days after the day on which the second notice of
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425	425	noncompliance is sent.
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427	427	(iii) The notice described in Subsection (7)(e)(i) shall:
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429	429	(A) state that the specified municipality has an opportunity to submit to the
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431	431	division a request for an appeal of the division's determination of
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433	433	noncompliance within 10 days after the day on which the second notice of
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435	435	noncompliance is sent; and
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437	437	(B) state that failure to take action under Subsection (7)(e)(iii)(A) will result in the
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439	439	specified municipality's ineligibility for funds under Subsection (9).
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441	441	(8)(a) A specified municipality that receives a notice of noncompliance under
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443	443	Subsection (7)(a) or (7)(e)(i) may request an appeal of the division's determination of
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445	445	noncompliance within 10 days after the day on which the notice of noncompliance is
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447	447	sent.
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449	449	(b) Within 90 days after the day on which the division receives a request for an appeal,
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451	451	an appeal board consisting of the following three members shall review and issue a
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453	453	written decision on the appeal:
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455	455	(i) one individual appointed by the Utah League of Cities and Towns;
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457	457	(ii) one individual appointed by the Utah Homebuilders Association; and
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459	459	(iii) one individual appointed by the presiding member of the association of
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461	461	governments, established pursuant to an interlocal agreement under Title 11,
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463	463	Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, of which the specified municipality is a
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465	465	member.
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467	467	(c) The written decision of the appeal board shall either uphold or reverse the division's
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469	469	determination of noncompliance.
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471	471	(d) The appeal board's written decision on the appeal is final.
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473	473	(9)(a) A specified municipality is ineligible for funds under this Subsection (9) if:
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475	475	(i) the specified municipality fails to submit a report to the division;
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477	477	(ii) after submitting a report to the division, the division determines that the report
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479	479	does not comply with this section and the specified municipality fails to:
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482	482	(A) cure each deficiency in the report within 90 days after the day on which the
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484	484	notice of noncompliance is sent; or
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486	486	(B) request an appeal of the division's determination of noncompliance within 10
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488	488	days after the day on which the notice of noncompliance is sent;
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490	490	(iii) after submitting to the division a corrected report to cure the deficiencies in a
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492	492	previously submitted report, the division determines that the corrected report does
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494	494	not comply with this section and the specified municipality fails to request an
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496	496	appeal of the division's determination of noncompliance within 10 days after the
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498	498	day on which the second notice of noncompliance is sent; or
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500	500	(iv) after submitting a request for an appeal under Subsection (8), the appeal board
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502	502	issues a written decision upholding the division's determination of noncompliance.
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504	504	(b) The following apply to a specified municipality described in Subsection (9)(a) until
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506	506	the division provides notice under Subsection (9)(e):
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508	508	(i) the executive director of the Department of Transportation may not program funds
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510	510	from the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005, including the Transit
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512	512	Transportation Investment Fund, to projects located within the boundaries of the
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514	514	specified municipality in accordance with Subsection 72-2-124(5);
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516	516	(ii) beginning with a report submitted in 2024, the specified municipality shall pay a
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518	518	fee to the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund in the amount of $250 per day that
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520	520	the specified municipality:
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522	522	(A) fails to submit the report to the division in accordance with this section,
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524	524	beginning the day after the day on which the report was due; or
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526	526	(B) fails to cure the deficiencies in the report, beginning the day after the day by
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528	528	which the cure was required to occur as described in the notice of
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530	530	noncompliance under Subsection (7); and
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532	532	(iii) beginning with the report submitted in 2025, the specified municipality shall pay
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534	534	a fee to the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund in the amount of $500 per day that
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536	536	the specified municipality, in a consecutive year:
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538	538	(A) fails to submit the report to the division in accordance with this section,
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540	540	beginning the day after the day on which the report was due; or
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542	542	(B) fails to cure the deficiencies in the report, beginning the day after the day by
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544	544	which the cure was required to occur as described in the notice of
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546	546	noncompliance under Subsection (7).
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548	548	(c) Upon determining that a specified municipality is ineligible for funds under this
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551	551	Subsection (9), and is required to pay a fee under Subsection (9)(b), if applicable, the
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553	553	division shall send a notice of ineligibility to the legislative body of the specified
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555	555	municipality, the Department of Transportation, the State Tax Commission, and the
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557	557	Governor's Office of Planning and Budget.
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559	559	(d) The notice described in Subsection (9)(c) shall:
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561	561	(i) name the specified municipality that is ineligible for funds;
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563	563	(ii) describe the funds for which the specified municipality is ineligible to receive;
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565	565	(iii) describe the fee the specified municipality is required to pay under Subsection
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567	567	(9)(b), if applicable; and
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569	569	(iv) state the basis for the division's determination that the specified municipality is
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571	571	ineligible for funds.
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573	573	(e) The division shall notify the legislative body of a specified municipality and the
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575	575	Department of Transportation in writing if the division determines that the provisions
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577	577	of this Subsection (9) no longer apply to the specified municipality.
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579	579	(f) The division may not determine that a specified municipality that is required to pay a
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581	581	fee under Subsection (9)(b) is in compliance with the reporting requirements of this
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583	583	section until the specified municipality pays all outstanding fees required under
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585	585	Subsection (9)(b) to the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund, created under Title 35A,
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587	587	Chapter 8, Part 5, Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund.
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589	589	(10) In a civil action seeking enforcement or claiming a violation of this section or of
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591	591	Subsection 10-9a-404(4)(c), a plaintiff may not recover damages but may be awarded
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593	593	only injunctive or other equitable relief.
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595	595	Section 2. Section 10-9a-505 is amended to read:
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597	597	10-9a-505 . Zoning districts.
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599	599	(1)(a) The legislative body may divide the territory over which it has jurisdiction into
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601	601	zoning districts of a number, shape, and area that it considers appropriate to carry out
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603	603	the purposes of this chapter.
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605	605	(b) Within those zoning districts, the legislative body may, subject to Section
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607	607	10-9a-505.1, regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction,
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609	609	alteration, repair, or use of buildings and structures, and the use of land.
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611	611	(c) A municipality may enact an ordinance regulating land use and development in a
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613	613	flood plain or potential geologic hazard area to:
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615	615	(i) protect life; and
616	616	303
617	617	(ii) prevent:
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619	619	304
620	620	(A) the substantial loss of real property; or
621	621	305
622	622	(B) substantial damage to real property.
623	623	306
624	624	(2) The legislative body shall ensure that the regulations are uniform for each class or kind
625	625	307
626	626	of buildings throughout each zoning district, but the regulations in one zone may differ
627	627	308
628	628	from those in other zones.
629	629	309
630	630	(3)(a) There is no minimum area or diversity of ownership requirement for a zone
631	631	310
632	632	designation.
633	633	311
634	634	(b) Neither the size of a zoning district nor the number of landowners within the district
635	635	312
636	636	may be used as evidence of the illegality of a zoning district or of the invalidity of a
637	637	313
638	638	municipal decision.
639	639	314
640	640	(4) A municipality may by ordinance exempt from specific zoning district standards a
641	641	315
642	642	subdivision of land to accommodate the siting of a public utility infrastructure.
643	643	316
644	644	Section 3. Section 10-9a-505.1 is enacted to read:
645	645	317
646	646	10-9a-505.1 . Accessory dwelling unit permitted in an urban municipality.
647	647	318
648	648	(1) As used in this section:
649	649	319
650	650	(a) "Adjacent neighbor" means the owner of a property that has a shared boundary with
651	651	320
652	652	a property on which an owner has applied to build an external accessory dwelling
653	653	321
654	654	unit.
655	655	322
656	656	(b) "Urban municipality" means a municipality in a county of the first or second class.
657	657	323
658	658	(2) A single accessory dwelling unit, internal or external, is a permitted use if it is built:
659	659	324
660	660	(a) in a residential zone of an urban municipality; and
661	661	325
662	662	(b) on a lot that contains a detached single family dwelling.
663	663	326
664	664	(3) An urban municipality may not require an external accessory dwelling unit to have:
665	665	327
666	666	(a) larger setbacks than are required of a single family dwelling in the same zone; or
667	667	328
668	668	(b) have a larger setback than is required for safety purposes if the impacted adjacent
669	669	329
670	670	neighbor has consented in writing to the placement of the external accessory dwelling
671	671	330
672	672	unit.
673	673	331
674	674	(4) An urban municipality may not prohibit the use of a modular unit in a residential zone if
675	675	332
676	676	the modular unit complies with the requirements of Title 15A, Chapter 1, Part 3, Factory
677	677	333
678	678	Built Housing and Modular Units Administration Act.
679	679	334
680	680	Section 4. Section 17-27a-408 is amended to read:
681	681	335
682	682	17-27a-408 . Moderate income housing report -- Contents -- Prioritization for
683	683	336
684	684	funds or projects -- Ineligibility for funds after noncompliance -- Civil actions.
685	685	337
686	686	(1) As used in this section:
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688	688	338
689	689	(a) "Division" means the Housing and Community Development Division within the
690	690	339
691	691	Department of Workforce Services.
692	692	340
693	693	(b) "Implementation plan" means the implementation plan adopted as part of the
694	694	341
695	695	moderate income housing element of a specified county's general plan as provided in
696	696	342
697	697	Subsection 17-27a-403(2)(g).
698	698	343
699	699	(c) "Initial report" means the one-time moderate income housing report described in
700	700	344
701	701	Subsection (2).
702	702	345
703	703	(d) "Moderate income housing strategy" means a strategy described in Subsection
704	704	346
705	705	17-27a-403(2)(b)(ii).
706	706	347
707	707	(e) "Report" means an initial report or a subsequent report.
708	708	348
709	709	(f) "Specified county" means a county of the first, second, or third class, which has a
710	710	349
711	711	population of more than 5,000 in the county's unincorporated areas.
712	712	350
713	713	(g) "Subsequent progress report" means the [annual] triannual moderate income housing
714	714	351
715	715	report described in Subsection (3).
716	716	352
717	717	(2)(a) The legislative body of a specified county shall [annually ]submit an initial report
718	718	353
719	719	to the division.
720	720	354
721	721	(b)(i) This Subsection (2)(b) applies to a county that is not a specified county as of
722	722	355
723	723	January 1, 2023.
724	724	356
725	725	(ii) As of January 1, if a county described in Subsection (2)(b)(i) changes from one
726	726	357
727	727	class to another or grows in population to qualify as a specified county, the county
728	728	358
729	729	shall submit an initial plan to the division on or before August 1 of the first
730	730	359
731	731	calendar year beginning on January 1 in which the county qualifies as a specified
732	732	360
733	733	county.
734	734	361
735	735	(c) The initial report shall:
736	736	362
737	737	(i) identify each moderate income housing strategy selected by the specified county
738	738	363
739	739	for continued, ongoing, or one-time implementation, using the exact language
740	740	364
741	741	used to describe the moderate income housing strategy in Subsection 17-27a-403
742	742	365
743	743	(2)(b)(ii); and
744	744	366
745	745	(ii) include an implementation plan.
746	746	367
747	747	(3)(a) After the division approves a specified county's initial report under this section,
748	748	368
749	749	the specified county shall, as an administrative act, [annually ]submit to the division a
750	750	369
751	751	subsequent progress report on or before August 1 of each third year after the year in
752	752	370
753	753	which the specified county is required to submit the initial report.
754	754	371
755	755	(b) The subsequent progress report shall include:
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757	757	372
758	758	(i) subject to Subsection (3)(c), a description of each action, whether one-time or
759	759	373
760	760	ongoing, taken by the specified county during the previous [12] 36-month period
761	761	374
762	762	to implement the moderate income housing strategies identified in the initial
763	763	375
764	764	report for implementation;
765	765	376
766	766	(ii) a description of each land use regulation or land use decision made by the
767	767	377
768	768	specified county during the previous [12] 36-month period to implement the
769	769	378
770	770	moderate income housing strategies, including an explanation of how the land use
771	771	379
772	772	regulation or land use decision supports the specified county's efforts to
773	773	380
774	774	implement the moderate income housing strategies;
775	775	381
776	776	(iii) a description of any barriers encountered by the specified county in the previous [
777	777	382
778	778	12] 36-month period in implementing the moderate income housing strategies;
779	779	383
780	780	(iv) the number of residential dwelling units that have been entitled that have not
781	781	384
782	782	received a building permit as of the submission date of the progress report;
783	783	385
784	784	(v) shapefiles, or website links if shapefiles are not available, to current maps and
785	785	386
786	786	tables related to zoning;
787	787	387
788	788	(vi) information regarding the number of internal and external or detached accessory
789	789	388
790	790	dwelling units located within the specified county for which the specified county:
791	791	389
792	792	(A) issued a building permit to construct; or
793	793	390
794	794	(B) issued a business license or comparable license or permit to rent;
795	795	391
796	796	(vii) a description of how the market has responded to the selected moderate income
797	797	392
798	798	housing strategies, including the number of entitled moderate income housing
799	799	393
800	800	units or other relevant data; and
801	801	394
802	802	(viii) any recommendations on how the state can support the specified county in
803	803	395
804	804	implementing the moderate income housing strategies.
805	805	396
806	806	(c) For purposes of describing actions taken by a specified county under Subsection
807	807	397
808	808	(3)(b)(i), the specified county may include an ongoing action taken by the specified
809	809	398
810	810	county prior to the [12] 36-month reporting period applicable to the subsequent
811	811	399
812	812	progress report if the specified county:
813	813	400
814	814	(i) has already adopted an ordinance, approved a land use application, made an
815	815	401
816	816	investment, or approved an agreement or financing that substantially promotes the
817	817	402
818	818	implementation of a moderate income housing strategy identified in the initial
819	819	403
820	820	report; and
821	821	404
822	822	(ii) demonstrates in the subsequent progress report that the action taken under
823	823	405
824	824	Subsection (3)(c)(i) is relevant to making meaningful progress towards the
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826	826	406
827	827	specified county's implementation plan.
828	828	407
829	829	(d) A specified county's report shall be in a form:
830	830	408
831	831	(i) approved by the division; and
832	832	409
833	833	(ii) made available by the division on or before May 1 of the year in which the report
834	834	410
835	835	is required.
836	836	411
837	837	(4) Within 90 days after the day on which the division receives a specified county's report,
838	838	412
839	839	the division shall:
840	840	413
841	841	(a) post the report on the division's website;
842	842	414
843	843	(b) send a copy of the report to the Department of Transportation, the Governor's Office
844	844	415
845	845	of Planning and Budget, the association of governments in which the specified
846	846	416
847	847	county is located, and, if the unincorporated area of the specified county is located
848	848	417
849	849	within the boundaries of a metropolitan planning organization, the appropriate
850	850	418
851	851	metropolitan planning organization; and
852	852	419
853	853	(c) subject to Subsection (5), review the report to determine compliance with this section.
854	854	420
855	855	(5)(a) An initial report does not comply with this section unless the report:
856	856	421
857	857	(i) includes the information required under Subsection (2)(c);
858	858	422
859	859	(ii) subject to Subsection (5)(c), demonstrates to the division that the specified county
860	860	423
861	861	made plans to implement three or more moderate income housing strategies; and
862	862	424
863	863	(iii) is in a form approved by the division.
864	864	425
865	865	(b) A subsequent progress report does not comply with this section unless the report:
866	866	426
867	867	(i) subject to Subsection (5)(c), demonstrates to the division that the specified county
868	868	427
869	869	made plans to implement three or more moderate income housing strategies;
870	870	428
871	871	(ii) is in a form approved by the division; and
872	872	429
873	873	(iii) provides sufficient information for the division to:
874	874	430
875	875	(A) assess the specified county's progress in implementing the moderate income
876	876	431
877	877	housing strategies;
878	878	432
879	879	(B) monitor compliance with the specified county's implementation plan;
880	880	433
881	881	(C) identify a clear correlation between the specified county's land use decisions
882	882	434
883	883	and efforts to implement the moderate income housing strategies;
884	884	435
885	885	(D) identify how the market has responded to the specified county's selected
886	886	436
887	887	moderate income housing strategies; and
888	888	437
889	889	(E) identify any barriers encountered by the specified county in implementing the
890	890	438
891	891	selected moderate income housing strategies.
892	892	439
893	893	(c)(i) This Subsection (5)(c) applies to a specified county that has created a small
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895	895	440
896	896	public transit district, as defined in Section 17B-2a-802, on or before January 1,
897	897	441
898	898	2022.
899	899	442
900	900	(ii) In addition to the requirements of Subsections (5)(a) and (b), a report for a
901	901	443
902	902	specified county described in Subsection (5)(c)(i) does not comply with this
903	903	444
904	904	section unless the report demonstrates to the division that the specified county:
905	905	445
906	906	(A) made plans to implement the moderate income housing strategy described in
907	907	446
908	908	Subsection 17-27a-403(2)(b)(ii)(Q); and
909	909	447
910	910	(B) is in compliance with Subsection 63N-3-603(8).
911	911	448
912	912	(6)(a) A specified county qualifies for priority consideration under this Subsection (6) if
913	913	449
914	914	the specified county's report:
915	915	450
916	916	(i) complies with this section; and
917	917	451
918	918	(ii) demonstrates to the division that the specified county made plans to implement
919	919	452
920	920	five or more moderate income housing strategies.
921	921	453
922	922	(b) The Transportation Commission may, in accordance with Subsection 72-1-304(3)(c),
923	923	454
924	924	give priority consideration to transportation projects located within the
925	925	455
926	926	unincorporated areas of a specified county described in Subsection (6)(a) until the
927	927	456
928	928	Department of Transportation receives notice from the division under Subsection
929	929	457
930	930	(6)(e).
931	931	458
932	932	(c) Upon determining that a specified county qualifies for priority consideration under
933	933	459
934	934	this Subsection (6), the division shall send a notice of prioritization to the legislative
935	935	460
936	936	body of the specified county and the Department of Transportation.
937	937	461
938	938	(d) The notice described in Subsection (6)(c) shall:
939	939	462
940	940	(i) name the specified county that qualifies for priority consideration;
941	941	463
942	942	(ii) describe the funds or projects for which the specified county qualifies to receive
943	943	464
944	944	priority consideration; and
945	945	465
946	946	(iii) state the basis for the division's determination that the specified county qualifies
947	947	466
948	948	for priority consideration.
949	949	467
950	950	(e) The division shall notify the legislative body of a specified county and the
951	951	468
952	952	Department of Transportation in writing if the division determines that the specified
953	953	469
954	954	county no longer qualifies for priority consideration under this Subsection (6).
955	955	470
956	956	(7)(a) If the division, after reviewing a specified county's report, determines that the
957	957	471
958	958	report does not comply with this section, the division shall send a notice of
959	959	472
960	960	noncompliance to the legislative body of the specified county.
961	961	473
962	962	(b) A specified county that receives a notice of noncompliance may:
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964	964	474
965	965	(i) cure each deficiency in the report within 90 days after the day on which the notice
966	966	475
967	967	of noncompliance is sent; or
968	968	476
969	969	(ii) request an appeal of the division's determination of noncompliance within 10
970	970	477
971	971	days after the day on which the notice of noncompliance is sent.
972	972	478
973	973	(c) The notice described in Subsection (7)(a) shall:
974	974	479
975	975	(i) describe each deficiency in the report and the actions needed to cure each
976	976	480
977	977	deficiency;
978	978	481
979	979	(ii) state that the specified county has an opportunity to:
980	980	482
981	981	(A) submit to the division a corrected report that cures each deficiency in the
982	982	483
983	983	report within 90 days after the day on which the notice of noncompliance is
984	984	484
985	985	sent; or
986	986	485
987	987	(B) submit to the division a request for an appeal of the division's determination of
988	988	486
989	989	noncompliance within 10 days after the day on which the notice of
990	990	487
991	991	noncompliance is sent; and
992	992	488
993	993	(iii) state that failure to take action under Subsection (7)(c)(ii) will result in the
994	994	489
995	995	specified county's ineligibility for funds and fees owed under Subsection (9).
996	996	490
997	997	(d) For purposes of curing the deficiencies in a report under this Subsection (7), if the
998	998	491
999	999	action needed to cure the deficiency as described by the division requires the
1000	1000	492
1001	1001	specified county to make a legislative change, the specified county may cure the
1002	1002	493
1003	1003	deficiency by making that legislative change within the 90-day cure period.
1004	1004	494
1005	1005	(e)(i) If a specified county submits to the division a corrected report in accordance
1006	1006	495
1007	1007	with Subsection (7)(b)(i), and the division determines that the corrected report
1008	1008	496
1009	1009	does not comply with this section, the division shall send a second notice of
1010	1010	497
1011	1011	noncompliance to the legislative body of the specified county.
1012	1012	498
1013	1013	(ii) A specified county that receives a second notice of noncompliance may request
1014	1014	499
1015	1015	an appeal of the division's determination of noncompliance within 10 days after
1016	1016	500
1017	1017	the day on which the second notice of noncompliance is sent.
1018	1018	501
1019	1019	(iii) The notice described in Subsection (7)(e)(i) shall:
1020	1020	502
1021	1021	(A) state that the specified county has an opportunity to submit to the division a
1022	1022	503
1023	1023	request for an appeal of the division's determination of noncompliance within
1024	1024	504
1025	1025	10 days after the day on which the second notice of noncompliance is sent; and
1026	1026	505
1027	1027	(B) state that failure to take action under Subsection (7)(e)(iii)(A) will result in the
1028	1028	506
1029	1029	specified county's ineligibility for funds under Subsection (9).
1030	1030	507
1031	1031	(8)(a) A specified county that receives a notice of noncompliance under Subsection
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1033	1033	508
1034	1034	(7)(a) or (7)(e)(i) may request an appeal of the division's determination of
1035	1035	509
1036	1036	noncompliance within 10 days after the day on which the notice of noncompliance is
1037	1037	510
1038	1038	sent.
1039	1039	511
1040	1040	(b) Within 90 days after the day on which the division receives a request for an appeal,
1041	1041	512
1042	1042	an appeal board consisting of the following three members shall review and issue a
1043	1043	513
1044	1044	written decision on the appeal:
1045	1045	514
1046	1046	(i) one individual appointed by the Utah Association of Counties;
1047	1047	515
1048	1048	(ii) one individual appointed by the Utah Homebuilders Association; and
1049	1049	516
1050	1050	(iii) one individual appointed by the presiding member of the association of
1051	1051	517
1052	1052	governments, established pursuant to an interlocal agreement under Title 11,
1053	1053	518
1054	1054	Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, of which the specified county is a member.
1055	1055	519
1056	1056	(c) The written decision of the appeal board shall either uphold or reverse the division's
1057	1057	520
1058	1058	determination of noncompliance.
1059	1059	521
1060	1060	(d) The appeal board's written decision on the appeal is final.
1061	1061	522
1062	1062	(9)(a) A specified county is ineligible for funds and owes a fee under this Subsection (9)
1063	1063	523
1064	1064	if:
1065	1065	524
1066	1066	(i) the specified county fails to submit a report to the division;
1067	1067	525
1068	1068	(ii) after submitting a report to the division, the division determines that the report
1069	1069	526
1070	1070	does not comply with this section and the specified county fails to:
1071	1071	527
1072	1072	(A) cure each deficiency in the report within 90 days after the day on which the
1073	1073	528
1074	1074	notice of noncompliance is sent; or
1075	1075	529
1076	1076	(B) request an appeal of the division's determination of noncompliance within 10
1077	1077	530
1078	1078	days after the day on which the notice of noncompliance is sent;
1079	1079	531
1080	1080	(iii) after submitting to the division a corrected report to cure the deficiencies in a
1081	1081	532
1082	1082	previously submitted report, the division determines that the corrected report does
1083	1083	533
1084	1084	not comply with this section and the specified county fails to request an appeal of
1085	1085	534
1086	1086	the division's determination of noncompliance within 10 days after the day on
1087	1087	535
1088	1088	which the second notice of noncompliance is sent; or
1089	1089	536
1090	1090	(iv) after submitting a request for an appeal under Subsection (8), the appeal board
1091	1091	537
1092	1092	issues a written decision upholding the division's determination of noncompliance.
1093	1093	538
1094	1094	(b) The following apply to a specified county described in Subsection (9)(a) until the
1095	1095	539
1096	1096	division provides notice under Subsection (9)(e):
1097	1097	540
1098	1098	(i) the executive director of the Department of Transportation may not program funds
1099	1099	541
1100	1100	from the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005, including the Transit
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1102	1102	542
1103	1103	Transportation Investment Fund, to projects located within the unincorporated
1104	1104	543
1105	1105	areas of the specified county in accordance with Subsection 72-2-124(6);
1106	1106	544
1107	1107	(ii) beginning with the report submitted in 2024, the specified county shall pay a fee
1108	1108	545
1109	1109	to the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund in the amount of $250 per day that the
1110	1110	546
1111	1111	specified county:
1112	1112	547
1113	1113	(A) fails to submit the report to the division in accordance with this section,
1114	1114	548
1115	1115	beginning the day after the day on which the report was due; or
1116	1116	549
1117	1117	(B) fails to cure the deficiencies in the report, beginning the day after the day by
1118	1118	550
1119	1119	which the cure was required to occur as described in the notice of
1120	1120	551
1121	1121	noncompliance under Subsection (7); and
1122	1122	552
1123	1123	(iii) beginning with the report submitted in 2025, the specified county shall pay a fee
1124	1124	553
1125	1125	to the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund in the amount of $500 per day that the
1126	1126	554
1127	1127	specified county, for a consecutive year:
1128	1128	555
1129	1129	(A) fails to submit the report to the division in accordance with this section,
1130	1130	556
1131	1131	beginning the day after the day on which the report was due; or
1132	1132	557
1133	1133	(B) fails to cure the deficiencies in the report, beginning the day after the day by
1134	1134	558
1135	1135	which the cure was required to occur as described in the notice of
1136	1136	559
1137	1137	noncompliance under Subsection (7).
1138	1138	560
1139	1139	(c) Upon determining that a specified county is ineligible for funds under this
1140	1140	561
1141	1141	Subsection (9), and is required to pay a fee under Subsection (9)(b), if applicable, the
1142	1142	562
1143	1143	division shall send a notice of ineligibility to the legislative body of the specified
1144	1144	563
1145	1145	county, the Department of Transportation, the State Tax Commission, and the
1146	1146	564
1147	1147	Governor's Office of Planning and Budget.
1148	1148	565
1149	1149	(d) The notice described in Subsection (9)(c) shall:
1150	1150	566
1151	1151	(i) name the specified county that is ineligible for funds;
1152	1152	567
1153	1153	(ii) describe the funds for which the specified county is ineligible to receive;
1154	1154	568
1155	1155	(iii) describe the fee the specified county is required to pay under Subsection (9)(b),
1156	1156	569
1157	1157	if applicable; and
1158	1158	570
1159	1159	(iv) state the basis for the division's determination that the specified county is
1160	1160	571
1161	1161	ineligible for funds.
1162	1162	572
1163	1163	(e) The division shall notify the legislative body of a specified county and the
1164	1164	573
1165	1165	Department of Transportation in writing if the division determines that the provisions
1166	1166	574
1167	1167	of this Subsection (9) no longer apply to the specified county.
1168	1168	575
1169	1169	(f) The division may not determine that a specified county that is required to pay a fee
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1171	1171	576
1172	1172	under Subsection (9)(b) is in compliance with the reporting requirements of this
1173	1173	577
1174	1174	section until the specified county pays all outstanding fees required under Subsection
1175	1175	578
1176	1176	(9)(b) to the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund, created under Title 35A, Chapter 8,
1177	1177	579
1178	1178	Part 5, Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund.
1179	1179	580
1180	1180	(10) In a civil action seeking enforcement or claiming a violation of this section or of
1181	1181	581
1182	1182	Subsection 17-27a-404(5)(c), a plaintiff may not recover damages but may be awarded
1183	1183	582
1184	1184	only injunctive or other equitable relief.
1185	1185	583
1186	1186	Section 5. Effective date.
1187	1187	584
1188	1188	This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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