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Senate approves third substitute to SB 34 to tighten housing-planning requirements in some communities
Summary
After hours of debate, the Utah Senate passed the third substitute to Senate Bill 34, a planning-focused bill that adjusts affordable-housing and transit-area coordination rules for certain cities and metro townships; the measure passed 20–9 and will go to the House.
The Utah Senate on the floor passed the third substitute to Senate Bill 34, a measure that modifies local planning standards tied to transit corridors and tax-increment financing, by a roll-call vote of 20–9.
Senator Andrick, sponsor of the Senate substitute, said the changes are largely technical but increase requirements in larger communities and where major transportation corridors exist. "This is not a silver bullet," Andrick said, "but it's a first really good step." He argued the bill aligns previous…
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