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Raymond P. Ward proposes the following substitute bill:
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Zoning Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Raymond P. Ward
Senate Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill modifies zoning authority in an urban municipality.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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▸ defines the term "urban municipality";
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▸ provides that a detached single family dwelling that is built on a lot of at least 6,000
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square feet is a permitted use in a residential zone of an urban municipality; and
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▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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10-9a-505, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 327
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ENACTS:
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10-9a-505.1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1. Section 10-9a-505 is amended to read:
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10-9a-505 . Zoning districts.
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(1)(a) The legislative body may divide the territory over which it has jurisdiction into
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zoning districts of a number, shape, and area that it considers appropriate to carry out
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the purposes of this chapter.
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(b) Within those zoning districts, the legislative body may, subject to Section
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10-9a-505.1, regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction,
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alteration, repair, or use of buildings and structures, and the use of land.
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(c) A municipality may enact an ordinance regulating land use and development in a
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flood plain or potential geologic hazard area to:
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(i) protect life; and
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(ii) prevent:
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(A) the substantial loss of real property; or
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(B) substantial damage to real property.
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(2) The legislative body shall ensure that the regulations are uniform for each class or kind
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of buildings throughout each zoning district, but the regulations in one zone may differ
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from those in other zones.
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(3)(a) There is no minimum area or diversity of ownership requirement for a zone
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designation.
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(b) Neither the size of a zoning district nor the number of landowners within the district
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may be used as evidence of the illegality of a zoning district or of the invalidity of a
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municipal decision.
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(4) A municipality may by ordinance exempt from specific zoning district standards a
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subdivision of land to accommodate the siting of a public utility infrastructure.
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Section 2. Section 10-9a-505.1 is enacted to read:
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10-9a-505.1 . Permitted uses in an urban municipality.
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(1) As used in this section, "urban municipality" means a municipality in a county of the
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first or second class.
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(2) A detached single family dwelling that is built on a lot of at least 6,000 square feet is a
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permitted use in a residential zone of an urban municipality.
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Section 3. Effective Date.
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This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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