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Conditional Uses: Turning C’s Into P’s
Conditional use permits are granted when detrimental effects are reasonably mitigated not eliminated.
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Issue: Economic Development
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Business Licensing And Land Use Regulations
Business licenses are required by law in Utah to ensure that a business complies with all governmental regulations and laws.
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Transferable Development Rights (TDRs)
Transferable Development Rights (TDR) ordinances allow properties to be developed in more productive ways, provide a source of income to property owners who do not or cannot develop their properties, and are a useful planning tool to preserve agricultural lands and open space.
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Short Term Rentals (STRs)
Short-term rentals (STRs) have become an important part of local government, but there are challenges.
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General Plan Elements: Moderate Income Housing
A moderate income housing plan is a required element within a general plan per §10-9a-403 of Utah State Code (as amended). Every jurisdiction in Utah is required to have a moderate income housing plan.
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Annexation: Policy Plans + Municipal Process
Annexation is the formal process of incorporating additional property, previously part of an unincorporated county, into a municipality’s jurisdictional boundaries. The incorporation of this property into the existing municipality makes the new territory subject to the municipality’s various plans, codes, and ordinances.
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Development Agreements
A development agreement is a contract between a local county or municipality and a private party (land owners or developer) that helps both parties work together throughout the development process for a specific development project. Land owners and developers like development agreements because they provide regulatory and political assurances during the development process that make projects more viable. These assurances pertain to development phasing, rules and regulations pertaining to the development of a specific property, critical infrastructure responsibilities and coordination, and more. Local counties and municipalities like development agreements because they are a way to incentivize development, promote economic growth, and ensure that proposed development is in compliance with adopted rules and regulations and the overall vision of the community.
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Public Infrastructure Districts (PIDs)
A Public Infrastructure District (PID) is a local government entity created to organize financing for public improvements in a specific community. A PID is governed by community members and has the power to levy additional property taxes, impose fees, and issue bonds.
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Conditional Uses
Conditional uses are land uses / activities that have unique characteristics which require careful review by the land use authority regarding their proposed location, design, configuration, and impact to adjacent sites.