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Staff said the city must file its annual report by Aug. 1 and that the state has added new options — described at the meeting as “super strategies” — that may reduce the number of strategies a municipality must adopt if it implements particular tools. Examples discussed at length included Housing Transit Reinvestment Zones (HTRZ) around FrontRunner stations, a Homeownership Promotion Zone and a First Home Investment Zone. The First Home Investment Zone, staff said, carries a deed‑restriction requirement in which 25% of homes in the overlay must remain owner‑occupied for at least 25 years.

Staff told commissioners that Orem already reports five adopted strategies including accessory dwelling units (ADUs), an affordable senior housing overlay, reduced impact fees for qualifying senior projects, and the HTRZ around the city’s FrontRunner station. Staff noted the city amended impact‑fee rules in recent years to reduce fees for affordable senior housing projects and will report that amendment as part of this year’s filing.

Division of Workforce Services (DWS) staff guidance and technical assistance were cited as the review path for Orem’s report. Staff said DWS has told cities they may swap adopted strategies year to year (for example, if a strategy is not being advanced) and that adopting some of the new state tools may make a municipality eligible for priority consideration by the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO) when statewide funding competitions are evaluated.

Commissioners asked for more detail about how priority status translates into dollars or higher rates of approval for funding and where program dollars must be spent. Staff said some consequences are clear: failing to file the annual report carries a daily monetary penalty until the report is submitted, and longer‑term noncompliance in past years has affected eligibility for transportation funds. Staff said penalties vary by the specific deficiency and that precise dollar impacts would require further research.

No formal action was taken at the work session. Staff said they will continue technical review with DWS, gather specifics about GOEO priority funding and the rules for the new First Home and Homeownership Promotion overlays, and return with additional analysis for the commission as the general plan’s housing chapter is developed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Orem Planning Commission Work Session - Wednesday, July 16, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Planning staff reviewed the annual moderate‑income housing reporting requirement and recent state changes during the Orem City Planning Commission work session on July 16.","taxTitle","Orem, Utah County, Utah","taxId",2947,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6655150,"Orem planners roll out draft water conservation element required by state, target December adoption",231,215000,446000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5419371-d69cb1560ebeb1df8bb23e1b684098e3&start=215&end=446","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5419371-d69cb1560ebeb1df8bb23e1b684098e3/thumbnail_215000.jpg","/articles/6655150/Orem/Utah-County/Utah/Orem-planners-roll-out-draft-water-conservation-element-required-by-state-target-December-adoption","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6655150-ec1858f58a1c9b3fca3b435e25d78bea/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166593&Signature=PseFN19yGEQgjz3yRqFMjM3kUguVgbzNL-SuABJN8nnot3qASdME2WFGxErGZRvAT7DEK1v2j7F5sJp1-PYpzPXriwb8NkKMq4IbO4H5gSPlunHyH2A-jDd~9UcJGgc3Wz6y8mWqpiqalxMg0ZsAC~G3~m6QtY8jR4VT9fLFoXA8WLvobHFOKxK8sHwv4jHLa-M8eyYA9s6jvhEoQ1J11qIWJpdJE51fmALfTp4J2NzRjrVkZ3Yx1zuKsSRjS09n1SOc0FmPa9rP5iV7O677mG66NtuswOsyTmmYOjTf5enY91pestSRIsPxdG8muZRIZD5v3Bkc310-0QkIxqkG9A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Planning staff told the Orem City Planning Commission on July 16 that the Utah Legislature requires cities to include a water conservation element in their general plans and that Orem has a Dec. 31, 2025, compliance deadline. \"We have a deadline of 12/31/2025,\" staff said, and asked the commission to review a draft so the city can take the chapter to the City Council several months before that date.

The staff presentation included three materials: a one-page summary, a longer three-page summary and the full draft chapter. Planning staff said roughly 90% of the material in the draft is drawn from existing city documents — notably the water master plan and the water conservation master plan — and that the draft has been reviewed by the city’s water department and several state agencies for statutory compliance.

Commission staff described the draft as mainly a consolidation and formalization of actions the city is already pursuing, including recycled-effluent reuse for parks, accelerated leak detection and landscaping standards. Staff said the packet intentionally gave the commission extra time to review before a formal public hearing. Planning staff indicated they will return with the item as a public hearing and said the general plan update will be formatted around the new chapter once adopted.

No formal motion or vote took place at the July 16 work session. Staff asked commissioners to read the packet and noted they expect to present the item to the City Council as a formal hearing item before the December deadline.

Commissioners and staff said the office intends a subsequent, more detailed presentation and public hearing prior to final action. The commission did not set a specific adoption date at the July 16 meeting.","Planning staff presented a draft water conservation element at a July 16 work session, saying much of the content comes from existing city water planning and that the city aims to present the chapter to council well before the state deadline of Dec. 31, 2025.","actionData","errors"]

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Planning staff outlines annual moderate‑income housing report, new state "super strategies" including deed‑restricted First Home tool

Orem planners roll out draft water conservation element required by state, target December adoption