Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah SB262: Housing Affordability Modifications
Status: Signed into law, March 27, 2025
This bill amends provisions related to affordable housing.
What the bill says
To amend the county's land use regulations in a manner that would prohibit approval of the application as submitted. (b) The county shall process an application without regard to proceedings the county initiated to amend the county's ordinances as described in Subsection (1)(a)(ii)(B) if: (i) 180 days have passed since the county initiated the proceedings; and (ii) (A) the proceedings have not resulted in an enactment that prohibits approval of the application as submitted; or (B) during the 12 months prior to the county processing the application or multiple applications of the same type, the.
From the enrolled text:
to amend the county's land use regulations in a manner that would prohibit approval of the application as submitted. (b) The county shall process an application without regard to proceedings the county initiated to amend the county's ordinances as described in Subsection (1)(a)(ii)(B) if: (i) 180 days have passed since the county initiated the proceedings; and (ii) (A) the proceedings have not resulted in an enactment that prohibits approval of the application as submitted; or (B) during the 12 months prior to the county processing the application or multiple applications of the same type, the application is impaired or prohibited under the terms of a temporary land use regulation adopted under Section 17-27a-504 . (c) A land use application is considered submitted and complete when the applicant provides the application in a form that complies with the requirements of applicable ordinances and pays all applicable fees. (d) Unless a phasing sequence is required in an executed development agreement, a county shall, without regard to any other separate and distinct land use application, accept and process a complete land use application in accordance with this chapter . (e) The continuing validity of an approval of a land use application is conditioned upon the applicant proceeding after approval to implement the approval with reasonable diligence. (f) A Subject to Subsection (7) , …