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House debates fairness in property assessment for minimum-parcel-size lots

Utah House of Representatives · January 31, 2002
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Summary

House Bill 119 would direct assessors to consider that acreage left over after building on a required minimum parcel size cannot be subdivided or built on, aiming to align assessed value with realistic use; sponsors said the bill has no fiscal impact and is intended as a fairness measure.

Representative Joseph Murray introduced House Bill 119 to clarify assessor practice for parcels subject to minimum-parcel-size rules. Murray said that when an owner buys the required acreage to build a primary residence but the remaining acreage cannot be subdivided or developed under local rules, assessors should take that…

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