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S.B. 284 Local Land and Water Modifications

Became lawWritten by Sen. Lincoln Fillmore · carried in the House by Rep. Jill Koford

  1. Introduced
  2. Senate committee
  3. Senate vote
  4. House committee
  5. House vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

This bill changes Utah city and county rules on incorporation, model homes, planning commissions, land use fees and conditional use permits, cash bond interest, and land use checklists. It also limits who can bring third-party challenges to land use decisions and adds water planning requirements for cities before certain water actions.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the sponsor’s presentation in committee and on the floor. Check the official text below.

Official description
  • defines terms
  • amends requirements for a modified feasibility request related to a proposed municipal incorporation
  • clarifies standards for county and municipal land use regulations and requirements
  • modified requirements for an ordinance establishing a planning commission
  • modifies planning commission powers and duties
  • modifies the process for reviewing and approving a new or unlisted business use
  • establishes requirements for regulating structure height
  • requires a county or municipal legislative body to make a decision on proposed land use regulation if the planning commission fails to make a timely recommendation
  • requires counties, municipalities, and special districts to adopt a written plan, beginning on January 1, 2028, for determining the reasonable future water requirement of the public before imposing a water exaction (written plan)
  • requires the state engineer to make rules to establish standards for the written plan
  • addresses exaction for water and a land use authority's review of a land use application
  • modifies the requirement to place certain infrastructure completion assurances in an interest-bearing account
  • establishes requirements relating to development agreements
  • modifies the burden of proving that a land use authority's decision was arbitrary, capricious, or illegal
  • addresses requirements relating to an appeal or variance hearing
  • prohibits a legislative body from acting as an appeal authority
  • modifies the standard of review of a land use authority's decision to deny or approve a land use application
  • modifies appeal requirements
  • requires a specified municipality to allow a detached accessory dwelling unit as a permitted use in certain zones
  • clarifies notice requirements for a proposed county land use ordinance that is ministerial in nature
  • modifies a county's authority to deny an applicant a building permit or certificate of occupancy if the applicant has not completed an infrastructure improvement
  • makes technical and conforming changes
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What it costs you

From the bill's latest official fiscal note, counting the state's tax funds (General, Income Tax, Education, Uniform School, and Transportation) in the first full budget year after the session. Some bills take effect partway through that year, so later years can be larger; the note shows each year. Household count: U.S. Census Bureau. An average is a starting point, not your bill.

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