Utah Code 10-9a-535. Moderate income housing
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(1) A municipality may only require the development of a certain number of moderate income housing units as a condition of approval of a land use application if:
Terms Used In Utah Code 10-9a-535
- Land: includes :(18)(a) land;(18)(b) a tenement;(18)(c) a hereditament;(18)(d) a water right;(18)(e) a possessory right; and(18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Moderate income housing: means housing occupied or reserved for occupancy by households with a gross household income equal to or less than 80% of the median gross income for households of the same size in the county in which the city is located. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
- Municipality: means :
(5)(a) a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;(5)(b) a town, as classified in Section10-2-301 ; or(5)(c) a preliminary municipality incorporated under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104(1)(a) the municipality and the applicant enter into a written agreement regarding the number of moderate income housing units; or(1)(b) the municipality provides incentives for an applicant who agrees to include moderate income housing units in a development.(2) If an applicant does not agree to participate in the development of moderate income housing units under Subsection (1)(a) or (b), a municipality may not take into consideration the applicant’s decision in the municipality’s determination of whether to approve or deny a land use application.(3) Notwithstanding Subsections (1) and (2), a municipality that imposes a resort community sales and use tax as described in Section 59-12-401, may require the development of a certain number of moderate income housing units as a condition of approval of a land use application if the requirement is in accordance with an ordinance enacted by the municipality before January 1, 2022.