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Utah County adopts urban-farming ordinance to align with new state law
Summary
Utah County commissioners approved ordinance amendments adopting state urban farming provisions, saying the fiscal impact is small and the changes aim to preserve local food production; commissioners asked staff to review tax-assessment questions raised by a landowner.
The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance updating Utah County Code chapter 21 to implement recent state urban-farming provisions.
Commissioners said the change responds to local farms struggling with rising costs and is intended to preserve local food production. Unidentified Commissioner 4 (Commissioner) said she had toured several urban farms in Orem and Provo and in full support of…
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