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Parowan staff outlines 2026 state land-use changes, flags House Bill 184 for 2027
Summary
Staff summarized major 2026 state land-use changes—most notably House Bill 368 amendments to LUDMA—and recommended local actions including updating parking standards, boundary line adjustment procedures, and continued water-entitlement policy work; Mayor Halterman described her advocacy to protect TRT tax revenue.
City Manager Dan Jessen briefed the commission on recent state legislation affecting land use and local procedure, calling House Bill 368 (2025) "one of the most significant land use bills in recent years" for its changes to LUDMA that emphasize more objective application requirements, clarified timelines, and altered appeal procedures. He said Parowan’s ongoing "Rural Done Right" code modernization largely aligns with the new standards and that staff will develop application checklists beginning with annexations.
Jessen recommended the commission and staff review parking standards to comply with housing-affordability amendments, update local boundary line adjustment language to match state procedures, continue water entitlement allocation work, and track House Bill 184 (which failed in 2026) as it may return in the 2027 session. Mayor Mollie Halterman described her recent advocacy to protect the city's TRT tax revenue, saying direct engagement with legislators—testifying at a senate hearing and follow-up outreach—"made a meaningful difference."
