Utah 2025 Regular Session

Utah House Bill HB0090 Compare Versions

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1		-	01-27 09:35 1st Sub. (Buff) H.B. 90
2		-	Raymond P. Ward proposes the following substitute bill:
	1	+	01-03 15:23 H.B. 90
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4	3		Zoning Amendments
5	4		2025 GENERAL SESSION
6	5		STATE OF UTAH
7	6		Chief Sponsor: Raymond P. Ward
8		-	Senate Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore
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12	10		LONG TITLE
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14	12		General Description:
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16	14		This bill modifies zoning authority in an urban municipality.
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18	16		Highlighted Provisions:
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20	18		This bill:
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22	20		▸ defines the term "urban municipality";
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24		-	▸ provides that a detached single family dwelling that is built on a lot of at least 6,000
	22	+	▸ provides that a detached single family dwelling that is built on a lot of at least 4,000
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26		-	square feet is a permitted use in a residential zone of an urban municipality; ~~and~~
	24	+	square feet is a permitted use in a residential zone of an urban municipality;
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	26	+	▸ provides that housing is a permitted use in a commercial zone of an urban municipality;
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	28	+	and
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28	30		▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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30	32		Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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32		-	None
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34		-	Other Special Clauses:
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36	34		None
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	36	+	Other Special Clauses:
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	38	+	None
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38	40		Utah Code Sections Affected:
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40	42		AMENDS:
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42	44		10-9a-505, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 327
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44	46		ENACTS:
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46	48		10-9a-505.1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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50	52		Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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52	54		Section 1. Section 10-9a-505 is amended to read:
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54	56		10-9a-505 . Zoning districts.
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56	58		(1)(a) The legislative body may divide the territory over which it has jurisdiction into
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58	60		zoning districts of a number, shape, and area that it considers appropriate to carry out
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60	62		the purposes of this chapter.
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62	64		(b) Within those zoning districts, the legislative body may, subject to Section
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64		-	10-9a-505.1, regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction,
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	66	+	10-9a-505.1, regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, H.B. 90 01-03 15:23
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67	68		alteration, repair, or use of buildings and structures, and the use of land.
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69	70		(c) A municipality may enact an ordinance regulating land use and development in a
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71	72		flood plain or potential geologic hazard area to:
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73	74		(i) protect life; and
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75	76		(ii) prevent:
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77	78		(A) the substantial loss of real property; or
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79	80		(B) substantial damage to real property.
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81	82		(2) The legislative body shall ensure that the regulations are uniform for each class or kind
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83	84		of buildings throughout each zoning district, but the regulations in one zone may differ
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85	86		from those in other zones.
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87	88		(3)(a) There is no minimum area or diversity of ownership requirement for a zone
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89	90		designation.
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91	92		(b) Neither the size of a zoning district nor the number of landowners within the district
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93	94		may be used as evidence of the illegality of a zoning district or of the invalidity of a
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95	96		municipal decision.
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97	98		(4) A municipality may by ordinance exempt from specific zoning district standards a
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99	100		subdivision of land to accommodate the siting of a public utility infrastructure.
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101	102		Section 2. Section 10-9a-505.1 is enacted to read:
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103	104		10-9a-505.1 . Permitted uses in an urban municipality.
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105	106		(1) As used in this section, "urban municipality" means a municipality in a county of the
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107	108		first or second class.
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109		-	(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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	110	+	(2) A detached single family dwelling that is built on a lot of at least 4,000 square feet is a
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111	112		permitted use in a residential zone of an urban municipality.
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	114	+	(3) Housing is a permitted use in an urban municipality in a commercial zone.
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113	116		Section 3. Effective Date.
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115	118		This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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