Utah § 17-80-301 - Moderate income housing.

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§ 17-80-301. Moderate income housing.

Effective 11/6/2025
17-80-301.  Moderate income housing.
(1)A county may only require the development of a certain number of moderate income housing units as a condition of approval of a land use application if:
(a)the county and the applicant enter into a written agreement regarding the number of moderate income housing units;
(b)the county provides incentives for an applicant who agrees to include moderate income housing units in a development; or
(c)the county offers or approves, and an applicant accepts, an incentive described in Section 17-80-401 or 17-80-402.
(2)If an applicant does not agree to participate in the development of moderate income housing units under Subsection (1)(a) or (b), a county may not take into consideration the applicant's decision in the county's determination of whether to approve or deny a land use application.
(3)Notwithstanding Subsections (1) and (2), a county of the third class, which has a ski resort located within the unincorporated area of the county, may require the development of a certain number of moderate income housing units as a condition of approval of a land use application if the requirement is in accordance with an ordinance enacted by the county before January 1, 2022.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 14, 2025 Special Session 1

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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