All of the major land use bills have now passed, with maybe only a few relatively minor modifications from what we’ve described in earlier posts. Those bills are:
HB35 – Economic Development Modifications
HB36 – Commission on Housing Affordability Amendments
HB135 – Open and Public Meeting Modifications
HB146 – Local Licensing Amendments (food trucks)
HB151 – Retail Facility Incentive Payments Amendments
HB303 – Local Land Use Amendments – the land use task force bill. There are a couple of outstanding issues still with this bill, such as standing for appeals actions, that will have to be sorted out in the interim this year
HB305 – Natural Resources Revisions – does away with the Quality Growth Commission and sets up a new land conservation board, also addresses trails
HB322 – Public Transit Capital Development Modifications
HB410 – Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement
HB429 – Great Salt Lake Amendments
HB440 – Homeless Services Amendments – has some effect on local land use authority. News story about the bill
HB443 – Inland Port Authority Amendments
HB462 – Utah Housing Affordability Amendments – the BIG (really BIG) housing bill