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State changes force Tooele to shrink garage depth, count garages in required parking and raise guest‑parking ratio
Summary
Tooele City staff proposed a package of zoning amendments to align local parking rules with recent state law changes, including shortening required garage depth to 20 feet and counting enclosed garage spaces toward minimum parking.
Tooele City staff proposed a package of zoning text amendments May 7 to bring local parking requirements into compliance with recent changes in state law.
Community Development Director Andrew Agard told the council the Utah Legislature has revised parking‑related rules (citing Utah Code 10‑9a‑534). The state changes cited by staff include a new definition of “affordable housing” for parking purposes (housing priced at 80% of the county median home price), a limit on the maximum required garage depth to 20 feet for single‑family and two‑family dwellings, and restrictions…
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