On a temporary basis, as we work through these issues, not only should they do it, not only do I support it, its now the law that they have to do that.. There is no corresponding change to the municipal LUDMA. Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, he said, he spent much of his time traveling and half of the year living in his second home, in another earthly paradise that welcomed him as a newcomer: Nelson, New Zealand. https://cachevalleydaily.com/news/archive/2022/04/21/county-executive-zook-kicks-off-the-first-meeting-of-housing-task-force/#.YrmuKC9MGf0. The quarry proponents have set up their own information website. And if the SCOTUS upholds the 5thcircuit rationale, well. SB260 would (1) eliminate the imposition deadline, (2) allow counties with transit service to impose the .20% to divide the funds between transit, cities, and counties, (3) allow counties without transit service to impose the .20% and divide the funds between cities and counties for transportation purposes. Considering the fact that were hurting for water right now, especially in Utah and in the West, thats just so dumb to do, Jenkins said. Could or should this extend to such less location-centered issues like housing affordability? To Utahs newest residents and as the fastest-growing state in America there are many of you. And that mentality is really robbing our kids of a stable financial future. Eskic went on to read a letter from a concerned citizen to a local Utah city council, in which the resident opposed a proposed townhome development and said they didnt want to live next to the kind of low-income people who typically reside in high-density housing. $600,000 in ongoing additional funding to UDOTs existing Technical Planning Assistance Grant Program which provides transportation planning assistance to local governments. Students are driving up housing costs, displacing low-income families, draining city resources, and degrading the environment. There is now a 5th substitute awaiting action when this bill gets on the Senate floor. None of this should keep Congress from considering the bill Lee is sponsoring. Better to get them fixed now before they are enacted! But theres been plenty of pushback on efforts to make this the case in the past from local elected officials and legal counsel. Coverage - Ofcom To the topic, heres a story about a meeting by Cottonwood Heights officials with their area legislators to talk about a number of issues, including ADUs. Guess what? Maybe the crash is coming, given this research and the rising fed interest rates in the campaign to tame inflation. The piece also notes that because of restrictions and objections, not enough housing in being built, causing an affordability crisis, and gives a rather good visual to explain how this happens: Britain is often said to be building too few houses, but that is not the whole story. Heres a summary of where they are at. The bill goes on to stipulate that preliminary plats must be reviewed in a public meeting. together to build general agreements on recommendations about legislation policy and planning. Still nothing showing up on the major land use bills we are waiting for, but plenty of behind-the-scenes talk and discussion going on about them. These historical lots are small with most ranging in size from a 37.5 frontage to a 50 frontage. Clarifies that the 50 EDU/acre requirement applies to the portion of the HTRZ that is dedicated to residential development (not to the entire HTRZ area). Since I focus on planning and land use issues, I want to focus on that aspect of this approach in dealing with such regional issues. The big housing bill, HB462, originally had a provision that would have done away with this restriction, but it was ultimately removed from the bill. April 19, 2023. The state has been underbuilding for something like 30 years now, Jenny Schuetz, an economist at the Brookings Institution, told me. And lets not forget transportation, which is always closely tied to land use and growth issues. Preferred radio stations and music genres, user's Favorites, stations reviews and many other services need your personal data processing. Thank goodness for Caroline continuing need a national broadcast licence ASAP. The question of whether and how to allow local governments to regulate STRs has been kicking around on Capitol Hill for several years now. There are several others that might relate to land use as well but also may not, well just have to keep an eye on them and see. We can build more and do it in a way that does not diminish the quality of life. Theres even a growing chorus of calls for zoning reforms that allowcorner storesand otherneighborhood-serving retail spaces in residential areas. First, community input is not representative of the local population. Take a look, its pretty readable, at https://gopb.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021_12_07-Budget-Book.pdf. HB408 has passed the House and is currently on the Senate 2nd Reading Calendar. And crazy things happen in these last hours as well. Sometimes, however, local leaders are still dragging their feet. Hill says advocates arent pushing Utah lawmakers to pass such a bill just yet but they do want to pick a facility by sometime this summer and are hoping for a breakthrough soon in their conversations with Salt Lake County cities. (ii) an education cooperative; and 206(ii) the hours during which a microenterprise home kitchen may operate, except that a SB181 Campaign Sign Amendments creates a category of political signs for those running for office, and says that if such signs in public rights-of-way need to be removed, the entity owning that ROW can charge the campaign for removing those signs. This occurs through the steering committee the principal decision-making body of the compact. However, it still took me having to get some guidance from my legal scholar colleague to understand just exactly what the language of the bill was saying (take a look at lines 1082-1084 in the bill and see if you can figure out on your own just what its saying). think? Well keep an eye on it. Whew! Its more about pointing out that such a seismic shift in an established institution like land use regulation, to succeed, is best accomplished by concerted collaborative effort. I would express more explicitly my thoughts, but I think Ill just borrow the closing lines from SL Tribute columnist Robert Gehrke, who in his updated column on SB271, said this: And, of course, the eagerness (of some legislators) to smash local governments grows even more intense when they are doing it for someone with enormous amounts of money and access to high-priced lobbyists. As this COVID-ridden year comes to an end, a recent news story reminds me again of the forgotten growth and land use issue annexation and incorporation. Heres a link to some slides from the League about the various legislative modifications that the Commission on Housing Affordability is working on incorporating into a bill (or bills). Its like a homeowners association from hell, backed by the force of the law. A good example of this comes from a story in yesterdays SL Trib. So what to do? How To Solve the Nations Housing Shortage, Cache County addresses housing crisis in new report, Gov. Its going to be a most interesting year. Dozens of current and former lawmakers, local leaders, transportation officials, housing advocates and more accompanied the governor, speaking briefly to the bevy of bills that Cox said are aimed at managing growth and growing in the right way.. Perhaps, this is a temporary station problem. I think credit for our good fortune goes to how well the Land Use Task Force has gotten to working again (though its still not perfect), the back-and-forth that has taken place in meetings of the Commission on Housing Affordability and the Unified Economic Opportunity Commission, and the strenuous efforts of Cam Diehl and his co-conspirators and staff at the Utah League. HB496 would require municipalities and counties that allow short-term rentals to adopt short-term rental ordinances and regulations. Housing and other living costs have the largest decrease in assessed performance. They worry higher density living will drop their property values (a claim thats not supported by evidence here in Utah, according to University of Utah housing researchers). How granny flats help boost housing supply and lower emissions. We shall see. The idea of additional requirements for including housing provisions for economic development incentives, he said, was one worthy of consideration but no agreement had yet been reached. Cant wait to see what the bill finally says. And theres still plenty to be concerned about. The station has two directional aerial (antenna) systems: one for 648kHz and one for 1296kHz. 4) Transportation choices/connectivity Bill Fulton is former mayor of Ventura, California; former San Diego Planning Director; founder and editor of California Planning & Development Report, and senior fellow at the Terner Housing Center at UC Berkeley. This all kept me busy enough that I really didnt feel like I wanted to spend any more time on worklike stuff. UTAH CONST. An EDU is one legal sleeping room. Late in the day Friday, the anticipated substitute for one of the major land use bills was introduced and promptly passed by the full House.