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Staff outlines menu of moderate-income housing strategies; commission to recommend five of six options
Summary
Planning staff presented options to meet the state's moderate-income housing requirements, recommending a mix of fee reductions, infrastructure investment tied to the WRF, zoning incentives and accessory-dwelling strategies; the commission will review formal recommendations at a future public hearing.
Planning staff presented a proposed package of strategies to satisfy Utah's moderate-income housing reporting requirements. State rules require municipalities to adopt a housing plan and demonstrate progress on at least three strategies each year (five strategies are required to obtain priority funding), and staff told commissioners that failing to meet the minimum risks fines (meeting language cited a penalty of roughly $200,000'$250,000 and loss of transportation funding) if the city does not document compliance.
Staff's "highly recommended" items include: (1) a recurring program to reduce impact fees (for example a 10% reduction…
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