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City updates moderate-income housing plan; adds rehabilitation and rezoning strategies
Summary
Housing manager Steve Lyon said South Salt Lake has achieved two of five strategies in its moderate-income housing plan and is proposing new strategies to support higher densities and rehabilitation of uninhabitable housing; the city received a $650,000 CDBG award and expects to submit the amendment to the state by August 1.
Steve Lyon, the city's affordable housing manager, briefed council July 9 on amendments to South Salt Lake's moderate-income housing plan required by state code. Lyon said the city has completed two of the five originally adopted strategies and must add new elements to remain in compliance with state reporting requirements.
Lyon described proposed strategies to (1) rezone for densities needed to facilitate production of moderate-income housing and (2) demonstrate investment in the rehabilitation of abandoned or uninhabitable housing stock. The city plans to pursue rezonings as part of a broader zoning code update and to purchase and rehabilitate housing stock through a partnership with Habitat for Humanity. Lyon said the county recently awarded an additional $650,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds for that rehabilitation effort, bringing the available funding for the project to approximately $1.6 million.
Lyon said the city needs to adopt the amendment by July 23 and will submit it to the state by August 1, 2025. He also noted changes at the state level: reporting for moderate-income housing plans will move from annual to every three years following recent legislation. At the meeting, Councilmember Nick asked for clarification of the income band for "moderate" housing; Lyon replied that the plan targets households roughly in the 50–60% area median income (AMI) band for certain moderate-income strategies.
Ending: staff will present the amendment to the planning commission and return to council for adoption to meet the state's timeline.
