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Provo council pauses plan to eliminate administrative ADU pathway after heated debate
Summary
Following hours of public comment and a split council, Provo postponed consideration of removing the administrative special‑use permit pathway for accessory dwelling units and agreed to revisit ADU code changes after staff and council workgroups meet.
Provo’s City Council voted to continue action on an ordinance that would remove the administrative special‑use permit pathway for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) after hours of public testimony and extended council debate.
Councilors considered a package of five related code amendments that included rental disclosure filing requirements, consolidation of second‑kitchen rules with ADU law, lowering the age for elderly extra living space, ADU process clarifications and the proposed elimination of the special‑use permit administrative pathway that allows an owner to get an ADU with neighborhood signatures rather than a full land‑use amendment.
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