Council approves Ordinance No. 06-2024 to add strategies to moderate‑income housing element

Springville City Council approved Ordinance No. 06‑2024 on a roll‑call vote to amend the general plan’s moderate‑income housing element by adding implementation strategies listed in Exhibit A.

City staff explained the change was intended to satisfy the state’s annual reporting requirement and to ensure the city can demonstrate progress on at least five strategies — a threshold tied to priority transportation and other funding. "We every year we have to make a report to the state regarding our progress on the moderate income housing plan," staff told the council, adding that reports are due Aug. 1 and cover the prior Aug. 1–July 31 reporting period.

Council members asked how the reporting works in practice and raised examples of difficulty showing 'progress' when a strategy (such as relaxing accessory dwelling unit rules) is applied citywide and therefore cannot be repeated as measurable progress. Staff said the state sets the list of eligible strategies and that the city picked additional measures it believes are consistent with maintaining community character while meeting the reporting requirement.

A council member moved to approve the ordinance "amending the general plan's moderate income housing plan to add new implementation strategies as listed in exhibit A." The motion was seconded and carried on a roll call. The meeting transcript records the following votes: Mister Snelson — Yes; Mister Smith — Yes; Mister Jensen — Yes; Mister Millsap — Yes; Miss Wright — Yes.

The ordinance updates were presented with no public comment at the meeting. The adoption puts the amended strategies into the general plan; staff said the changes will be used in the city’s annual state report and could affect priority funding eligibility.