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State land‑use trainer briefs Grand County Planning Commission on SB 174, administrative authority and timelines
Summary
Rob Terry of the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman gave a Land Use 101 briefing covering the Land Use Development and Management Act, Senate Bill 174 (2023), administrative land‑use authority, review timelines (15/20 business days), four‑cycle review limits, exactions and variances. Commissioners raised staffing and conflict‑of‑interest concerns.
Rob Terry, statewide land‑use training director for the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman, told the Grand County Planning Commission on Feb. 24 that the state’s Land Use Development and Management Act is the bedrock of local land‑use authority and that recent statutory changes shift several procedural responsibilities to administrative review.
Terry said the ombudsman’s office is neutral and there to help both local agencies and property owners: "we are neutral and we're an independent agency," he said, and encouraged commissioners to use the Land Use Academy of Utah as a training and reference resource.
Why it matters: Terry outlined how Senate Bill 174 (2023) and related provisions create an Administrative Land Use Authority (ALUA) framework intended to reduce politicized delays and speed housing…
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