Herriman City staff presented the city’s annual implementation report for the moderate‑income housing plan and told the planning commission the report documents a multi‑year program of rezonings, infrastructure investments and regulatory updates intended to increase housing variety and potential affordable options.

Staff said Herriman updated its moderate‑income housing plan in 2019 and restructured it in 2022 to meet new state reporting requirements that call for a five‑year implementation plan with annual progress reporting. The city’s plan includes six strategies — higher densities near mixed‑use centers, infrastructure investment, accessory dwelling units (ADUs), promoting housing in commercial/mixed‑use zones, code amendments that enable moderate‑income housing, and preservation measures — and six action items that implement those strategies. Staff told commissioners the city’s report follows an August 1 reporting window and that the state has 90 days to review submissions and may request additional information.

On accomplishments, staff reported rezoning approvals in the city’s southeast area to allow smaller lots, single‑family attached units and multifamily dwellings; work to create two small‑lot residential zones (R‑15 and R‑18) is in progress; and public infrastructure district approvals for planned developments were complete. Staff reported building‑permit activity during the prior year: 312 single‑family dwelling permits (265 in master development agreements), 153 multifamily units (150 in MDAs), 50 condos (all in MDAs) and 1 accessory‑dwelling permit completed. Staff told the commission the city tracks ADUs primarily through building permits and that about 15 ADU permits were issued in the past year (18 ADUs total recorded historically using the permit method). Staff also provided an inventory of entitled but not‑built units: roughly 13,500 units in the amended South Hills and Panorama MDAs, about 3,000–3,500 additional units available in residential zones after accounting for infrastructure needs, and roughly 286 units “shovel‑ready” with utility service letters.

Staff noted barriers to achieving affordable outcomes include increasing county median incomes and housing costs that are rising faster than incomes, market preference for larger homes on small lots, and uncertainty regarding when transit investments will materialize. The report also explained that adopting additional state‑recommended strategies (for example, first‑home investment zones or home‑ownership density bonuses) could improve the city’s eligibility for some state funding; Herriman’s current set of six strategies already makes it eligible for priority consideration for transportation funding tied to housing strategies. Staff said the city will continue to report the same action items in years four and five and will monitor whether the state asks for additional information in its review.