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Staff outlines 2026 land-use legislation: LUDMA revisions, parking and water policy to watch
Summary
Staff summarized state legislative actions affecting local land use, including LUDMA changes (HB 368), parking and housing-affordability amendments that limit municipal parking rules for multifamily developments, boundary-line adjustment procedural updates, and water-entitlement policy trends; a proposal on minimum lot sizes (HB 184) failed but remains a bill to monitor.
Planner Dan (S3) briefed the commission on how the 2026 state legislative session will affect Parowan's land-use code and administrative procedures.
He highlighted House Bill 368 and the broader LUDMA overhaul that emphasizes objective standards and predictable timelines, noting the city must review application checklists and approval standards. He also called attention to housing-affordability amendments that standardize parking definitions and restrict how cities can require parking for multifamily developments, recommending the city review existing parking standards for compliance.
Dan recommended continued work on application checklists, a review of boundary-line adjustment procedures to align with state code, and continued work on water-entitlement transfers and banking. He flagged House Bill 184 (a proposed small-lot/starter-home bill) as failed in the session but warned it is likely to return in a future form and should be monitored.
