Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB90: Zoning Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 25, 2026
This bill modifies zoning authority in an urban municipality.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Zoning Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Raymond P. Ward Senate Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies zoning authority in an urban municipality. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines the term "urban municipality"; - provides that a detached single family dwelling that is built on a lot of at least 6,000 square feet is a permitted use in a residential zone of an urban municipality; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 10-9a-505 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 327 ENACTS: 10-9a-505.1 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 10-9a-505 is amended to read: 10-9a-505. Zoning districts. (1) (a) The legislative body may divide the territory over which it has jurisdiction into zoning districts of a number, shape, and area that it considers appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b) Within those zoning districts, the legislative body may , subject to Section 10-9a-505.1 , regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or use of buildings and structures, and the use of land. (c) A municipality may enact an ordinance regulating land use and development in a flood …
Sponsors
- Ward, Raymond P. (R, 19) · primary sponsor
- Fillmore, Lincoln (R, 17)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 7, 2025): 10 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Land Use, Planning and Zoning, Counties, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues)
Common questions
- What is HB90?
- HB90 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Zoning Amendments.
- What does HB90 do?
- This bill modifies zoning authority in an urban municipality.
- What is the status of HB90?
- Chaptered as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB90?
- Ward, Raymond P. (R, 19), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB90?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0090.html
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