Planning commission recommends updated moderate‑income housing report required by Utah law

The Cottonwood Heights Planning Commission on June 4 voted to forward the city’s updated Moderate Income Housing Report (GPA‑25‑002) to the City Council. The report is a statutory requirement under Utah state code and must be submitted annually (staff said submissions are due by August 1).

City planning staff summarized the requirement: every Utah municipality must adopt a moderate‑income housing plan and choose from a defined list of options (26 enumerated strategies in state code) describing how the city intends to encourage opportunities for moderate‑income housing. Staff recommended five strategies for Cottonwood Heights to pursue: 1) create or reduce regulatory barriers for internal and detached accessory dwelling units (ADUs), 2) zone or rezone for higher density or moderate‑income residential development in commercial or mixed‑use zones near transit or employment centers, 3) implement zoning incentives for moderate‑income…