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City staff briefs commission on 2026 land-use bills; HB 368 flagged for code changes
Summary
Staff reviewed significant 2025–2026 state legislation—including HB 368 on land-use process reforms, parking and housing-affordability amendments, boundary-line adjustment changes, and a failed HB 184 on small-lot preemption—recommending code reviews and checklists to align Parowan with new state standards.
City planning staff summarized changes from the 2025–2026 legislative sessions that could affect Parowan’s ordinances and processes. The briefing highlighted House Bill 368 (a land-use-management overhaul) as a major driver that pushes municipalities toward more objective, checklist-based review standards and clarified review timelines. Staff recommended creating application checklists and making sure approval standards in local code are objective and consistent with state law.
Other items included recent housing-affordability amendments that limit parking and lot-size restrictions municipalities can impose, and code updates needed to comply with revised state procedures for boundary-line adjustments and subdivision amendments. Staff also noted state-level attention to water-entitlement transfers and water banking, and flagged the defeat of House Bill 184 (a proposed preemption on local lot-size controls) as a bill to watch in 2027.
Why it matters: Several of the changes require Parowan to review parking standards, checklist procedures and certain discretionary-review practices so local approvals remain legally defensible and timely. Staff recommended prioritizing parking standards, lot-line procedures and continued development of application checklists.
