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Taylorsville’s Taylor Villas uses deed restrictions and a site‑specific zone to lock in owner‑occupied units
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Summary
Taylorsville City described Taylor Villas, a 5.3‑acre infill project that used a site‑specific development zone and a development agreement with Edge Homes to produce roughly 50 new for‑sale units with a five‑year owner‑occupancy deed restriction and CC&Rs limiting rentals to 10 units thereafter.
Dina Blaise, community development director for Taylorsville City, presented Taylor Villas as a model for producing owner‑occupied, for‑sale infill in a built‑out city. The final concept includes about 50 units—roughly 41 attached townhomes and nine single‑family detached homes—built on a 5.3‑acre site. Blaise said the project uses a site‑specific development (SSD) zone to allow the flexibility needed for ‘‘gentle density’’ while maintaining neighborhood design standards.
Key legal and program tools: the development agreement includes a five‑year owner‑occupancy deed restriction for initial purchasers and CC&Rs that limit rentals to a maximum of 10 units at any time after that initial period. Blaise said the HOA enforces the CC&Rs, but the city retains approval authority for any amendments to those restrictions and can pursue breach‑of‑contract remedies under the development agreement if necessary. "Compliance is through the HOA, but because they're written into the contract, ... if there's a breach ... the city does have the right to go in under sort of a breach of contract situation," Blaise said.
Affordability mechanics: Taylorsville worked with the developer (Edge Homes) to target price points that qualify for the state's first‑time homebuyer assistance program (SB240). At least eight of the units are planned to participate in that program, and Edge Homes ran an "everyday heroes" period giving veterans, city employees, teachers and first responders a 30‑day exclusive marketing window. Blaise said the project has already started issuing certificates of occupancy for some units.
Why it matters: Taylorsville’s approach combines code flexibility, a development agreement, deed restrictions and a targeted marketing/assistance strategy to preserve for‑sale outcomes in infill settings where market forces could otherwise favor rental or investor sales. City officials said the package was necessary because the community is largely built out and needed a creative approach to add housing without compromising neighborhood expectations.
Next step: Blaise said the city will continue neighborhood engagement and finalize any CC&R and deed‑restriction text with the developer; questions from attendees were directed to the chat and the city’s staff for details.
