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Committee hears bill to allow accessory dwelling units statewide; no committee vote
Summary
Representative Ward, sponsor of House Bill 88, told the committee the bill would broadly permit a single accessory dwelling unit (ADU) — internal or external, but not both — on lots that already contain a single‑family home in urban areas and would bar municipalities from requiring larger setbacks for the ADU than for the primary dwelling unless a safety exception applies.
Representative Ward, sponsor of House Bill 88, told the committee the bill would broadly permit a single accessory dwelling unit (ADU) — internal or external, but not both — on lots that already contain a single-family home in urban areas and would bar municipalities from requiring larger setbacks for the ADU than for the primary dwelling unless a safety exception applies.
The bill’s sponsor said the measure aims to expand small, lower-cost housing options and slow the long-term rise in house‑price‑to‑income ratios in Utah. He also said the bill would change the modern income housing reporting requirement from every year to every three years.
Representative Ward illustrated the point with local anecdotes: he described homeowners forced…
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