As used in this part:

(1) “Commission” means the Commission on Housing Affordability created in Section 35A-8-2202.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 35A-8-2201

  • Commission: means the Commission on Housing Affordability created in Section 35A-8-2202. See Utah Code 35A-8-2201
  • Housing affordability: means the ability of a household to occupy a housing unit paying no more than 30% of the household's income for gross housing costs, including utilities. See Utah Code 35A-8-2201
  • 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 housing is located. See Utah Code 35A-8-101
  • Moderate income housing unit: means a housing unit where a household whose income is no more than 80% of the area median income is able to occupy the housing unit paying no more than 30% of the household's income for gross housing costs, including utilities. See Utah Code 35A-8-2201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) “Housing affordability” means the ability of a household to occupy a housing unit paying no more than 30% of the household’s income for gross housing costs, including utilities.
(3) “Moderate income housing unit” means a housing unit where a household whose income is no more than 80% of the area median income is able to occupy the housing unit paying no more than 30% of the household’s income for gross housing costs, including utilities.
(4) “Replacement unit” means a moderate income housing unit that:

     (4)(a) is comparable in quality to a permanently vacated or destroyed moderate income housing unit;
     (4)(b) meets state and local health and housing codes;
     (4)(c) is comparable to the permanently vacated or destroyed moderate income housing unit in number of bedrooms and square footage; and
     (4)(d) is located, to the extent practicable, in the same political subdivision as the permanently vacated or destroyed moderate income housing unit.