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Senate approves Urban Farming Assessment Act to extend Greenbelt-style tax treatment to small urban farms
Summary
Senate Bill 122, the Urban Farming Assessment Act, passed after debate; it creates a separate assessment for urban farming in first-class counties, requires at least 2 acres in active agricultural use, and delegates qualification decisions to county assessors.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 14 passed Senate Bill 122, a measure creating an "urban farming" assessment that mirrors Greenbelt treatment for qualifying small farms in counties of the first class.
Senator Niederhauser, sponsor of SB 122, said the bill aims to preserve agricultural uses in urban counties and avoids opening the existing Greenbelt statute by…
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