Just take a look at recent items that have made the news Erda http://tooeleonline.com/property-owners-try-to-avoid-future-erda-city/ Providence https://www.hjnews.com/news/government/mixed-density-housing-development-still-dividing-providence-cache-valley-residents-as-election-day-nears/article_d0efcc18-3000-54e7-8ce8-916c8fb8cc86.html Plain City/West Weber https://www.standard.net/news/government/2021/feb/05/western-weber-county-incorporation-annexation-pushes-on-hold-but-growth-continues/, and of course the infamous Hideout situation https://www.kpcw.org/local-news/2021-10-26/hideout-dealt-another-legal-blow-annexation-likely-headed-to-appellate-court. Im not arguing against it, just sending up a flag of notice look out for whats coming. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Those voices might not be any less loud, but theyll be less numerous (as those older homeowners fade). Review recent and pending Supreme Court cases that will impact political subdivisions in Utah. ), the reason for using neighborhood defenders is because: the term NIMBY implies sort of a selfish motivation. Given what was just pointed out in the Zillow survey, this ultimate outcome was probably not a surprise. Its for all of us. Short term rentals have been a big topic of discussion and concern in many cities and counties over the last couple of years, with piecemeal legislation trying to address them. The station's name is written as one word while that of the shingle spit on which it sits is two words. Ive chosen to take from a story about Spokane, Washington (so I dont call out some of our own local communities and make them mad and get me in trouble!). The coordinated structure means the regional body is able to lobby and achieve outcomes at other levels of government. The subtitle for the story is Material-cost inflation, anti-building rules, NIMBY attitudes, and barriers to innovation have created a housing-affordability crisis, but author Derek Thompson notes: So the short answer to the question Why is it so expensive to build a house in America? is: There is no short answer. A measurepassedin 2022 leverages state funding for local zoning reform that makes it easier to build middle-income housing and transit-oriented development. If ballot initiatives like Our Neighborhood Voices succeed, citizens, not planners, will increasingly set the policy parameters that shape the build environment of the future. Again, were getting bills that have not been vetted through the land use task force. Goodness knows we get plenty of comments from those who already have their homes, and want to keep things just like they are. Yet, if housing affordability is to improve, things have got to change, and local leaders have to be part of that. I do think there is opportunity for us to increase housing supply when other states might not be able to.. Local governments, in turn, have outsourced a lot of their authority to existing residents, so existing homeowners in particular have essentially veto power over proposals to build new housing.. Granny flatsor Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), as Americans call themhave taken off in California and cities around the American West as house prices have soared. There was also legislation pending that would give the owner of a proposed gravel pit in Parleys Canyon the right to start ripping up the mountainside, despite the strenuous objections from local and county officials. It was beamed at 96 degrees (i.e. It also has an interesting perspective on local land use regulations role, and how its skewing things: Overly restrictive zoning is a big problem nationally, says Robert Dietz, the chief economist with the National Association of Home Builders. Number 1! A couple of interesting surveys on growth and development that came out in the past week that I want to point out a few things about. In the February 24 post, I described a provision that had been included in HB406, one of the major land use bills, that had not been discussed or agreed to by the Land Use Task Force. Built by the British government, the facility passed through various owners after privatisation in 1997. There will be other bills this session that tie these factors together. Anyway, one of the big anticipated bills down! Titled Can You Force the Suburbs to Build Apartments? A planning process that explicitly describes the problem paves the way for later determinations of whether the problems have, in fact, been solved or exacerbated. I reluctantly agreed recently to allow myself to be appointed to the Davis County Local Boundary Commission, a mechanism provided for in state code to try to resolve formal protests to proposed annexations. Ive heard this before on a number of occasions, from a variety of different people. And Susie is, for me, the canary in the coal mine if shes noticing, well, it has definitely gone mainstream. We need more building, but we have to do that responsibly. The public comment on these efforts has been, if anything, rather critical that the city is not doing more! (you can see here how, as I noted, administrative and appeal actions in NC are combined). From a land use planning process standpoint, the biggest thing this bill does is make substantial modifications to the General Plan section of LUDMA for the required Moderate Income Housing element. At the risk of beating a metaphor into the ground, if youve been reading previous posts here, you know that Ive been saying that the nationwide wave of zoning reform in many states and communities is sort of headed for Utah. How does a micro-education entity differ from a charter school? In those training sessions, I always point out that the land use process in Utah consists of two main functions the legislative and the administrative (theres actually a third the quasi-judicial, but I digress). Thats rather different from what has been happening here in Utah, where we have the Land Use Task Force, the Commission on Housing Affordability, the Uniform Economic Opportunity Commission, and the Utah League of Cities and Towns working very proactively with all sides in the development process to address the challenges to growth and housing affordability. Let me just wrap up with what I think is the key issue here change. After a couple of commissioners (myself included) pointed out the limited size of this proposal, the close similarity to development allowed by the current zoning, and past experience where projects that were approved over the objections of neighbors ultimately turned out to be fine additions to the neighborhood, one resident said (Im quoting now): Were not assholes, we know the people that would live there would be fine people. This development would just upset the entire character of the area, the resident went on, the whole reason why people moved here in the first place. So, why not? The growing revolt against blanket upzoning may reflect simple NIMBYismbut if states want to make headway in easing the housing crisis, they may need to both boost enforcement of zoning reform and consider more flexible housing policies sensitive to local concerns. art. The rezone proposal was supported by language in the citys general plan, which, while it generally says this area of the city should have densities around 2 units per acre, should allow for some diversity of housing and modest densities along major roads and adjacent to transit stops. Between 2018 and 2021, according to city data, permits for small apartment buildings doubled, but only to 81 total housing units in those types of structures a tiny figure in the context of the citys 180,000 households. The availability of good stores or other places to get the food and other things people want and need. For years now, I have given a presentation on the group decision making process, such as for planning commissions, and how that process can be improved. 224(iii) shall review the municipalitys land use ordinances and include a recommendation Probably not, but its hard to argue for anything else when this is the narrative thats out there. Based on the questions and comments from the justices during the oral arguments, Amy Howe ofSCOTUSblog. SB158 Local Government Water Amendments modifies the requirements and standards for a local government to determine the size of exaction for water rights based on state adopted standards or on five years of historic water use data; authorizes smaller cities and counties to adopt drinking water source protection zones. But legislatively, this is not something that has been talked about much beyond the SAP initiatives. These areas consist of established neighborhoods with a range of single-family residential uses, types and forms, and are often auto-oriented in nature. Heres an example. In a paper titled The Erosion of Home Rule through the Emergence of State-Interests in Land Use Control by John R. Nolan published in the Pace University Environmental Law Review, the author cites some issues that have occurred in New York State along these lines. (iii) extracurricular lessons. This bill comprehensively creates a new system of public noticing standards for all public notices in state and local government, including for land use processes. (The Utah Legislature did pass a law aimed at this in 2021, On the other hand, 15% say state and local governments should do nothing and let the free market play out. Most are finding it difficult. That could include buildings the city wants to exempt from SB9, which staff says may consist of a single building or structure or a district.. Some of these problems we have no control over, but when it comes to over-regulation, there is something that can be done. When you carve-up this tract, it sets a precedent for the cow pasture to be carved into 50 or 100 units. Requested by Rep. Joel Ferry, Municipal and County Land Use and Development Revisions the much anticipated land use task force bill, being carried by Rep. Steve Waldrip, Utah Housing Affordability Amendments the also anticipated housing affordability changes much debated and talked about, also carried by Rep Waldrip. On the MIH plan consistency idea, Cam stated that the concept was still under discussion, that no agreement had been reached. Karson has done great work on summarizing all the provisions of this bill, which in addition to the MIH element changes also makes a number of changes to the Accessory Dwelling Unit provisions passed last year, to housing programs and funding, and some other things. Nonwhites were generally more pro-housing than whites; just under 15 percent of white commenters supported new housing, as opposed to 45 percent of blacks. Theres absolutely still public input, theres still an open process at the beginning, but once this project is approved, then yes, it becomes administrative and it just moves forward, she said. the bill was still opposed by theMaine Municipal Associationalong with most though not all Republican lawmakers. They did that because Ann Arbor is a very constrained environment. The benefit is the restoring of faith in the LUTF process, which many of you know has not been that well-regarded in the last couple of years. Im in complete agreement with Cam, that the best way to accomplish such things would be through cooperative initiatives between all levels of government. Install the free Online Radio Box app for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! HB32 Outdoor Recreation Amendments requires the Division of Outdoor Recreation to prepare a recreation management plan for Provo Canyon. But these same local officials are generally heard to say that these local growth and land use policies are best dealt with at the local level. It wouldnt make sense to put a poetry major on there.. But according to the Trib story, the proposal by Rep. Spendlove would go way beyond what has been done so far. https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/supreme-court-rules-for-austin-in-digital-billboard-case-first-amendment-inquiry-isnt-over. To be eligible, the project must require at least $2 million in infrastructure investments (such as roads, water lines, electricity or other improvements) and have at least 100 housing units, at least 50,000 or more square feet of non-residential development, or a minimum estimated appraised valuation upon completion of at least $50 million. Can it continue? Fulton will be one of the keynote speakers at the ULUI Fall Conference, headlining the Wednesday morning session on What Is It About California that We Do Not Want Utah to Become? He has spoken to this topic before, so hes no stranger to it. M`Cu8,1"HS$|lQF_NGy0L"xl-. 3RZVQ)+z9lTF&@jd;,U+ Under the bill, there would be an early stage legislative approval of a subdivision plan. They include: Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee: Housing Affordability. All the research says its better to have a PC made up of a soccer mom, a businessman, a retired school teacher, a renter(! Heres a couple of interesting quotes from the survey report: There is broad support to allow accessory dwelling units, duplexes and triplexes in residential neighborhoods, according to a new Zillow survey covering 26 U.S. metro areas, many of which are struggling with housing affordability. It will be interesting to see where this goes. This kind of sidesteps that and all that is kind of thrown out the window and were saying, This doesnt have value anymore. , I dont feel this benefits anybody, Oveson added, except for real estate developers.. In addition, Salt Lake City has the enormous power of Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction, which was granted them by the Utah Legislature over 100 years ago, to protect its watersheds. The availability of spiritual or religious activities or groups. Additionally, note these funding provisions that were passed as part of the housing bill, HB462: Housing Development$250,000 That area is defined as the legal line of compromise for the lake, which is set at 4,489 ft. above sea level. This is a new phenomenon, Cox said. (this) is something we havent had before. And what of Utah? The substitute makes some of the lot line adjustment changes mentioned in previous emails, and some more changes in the MIHP provisions and in the subdivision process (nothing really new, all has been discussed). 3) State objectives for SAP But the one thing that has sort of been flying under the radar is Salt Lake Citys initiative that has been underway for some time now, called Affordable Housing Incentives. Review potential amendments to OPMA, including the public comment portion of public meetings. Thats an option favored by 13%. (C) methods of reducing water demand and per capita consumption for existing And if a spate of recent news coverage is to be believed, millennial Zoom towns are to blame for the resulting housing crisis, particularly in lower-cost areas. Plenty of discussion about how landscaping for new growth needs to be modified and restricted considerably, beyond what was put in place with this years Water Wise Landscaping bill passed by the legislature. No locality would be expected to increase its housing stock by more than 20%, the bill states. Heres the current list of pre-filed bill titles that have been submitted for the upcoming session that have to do with land use. April 19, 2023. This proposal has been. Yesterday saw two hits in the housing affordability saga in Utah. Such changes are a small part of a wider transformation needed to improve communities land-use regulations to support housing production. The main change in the 4th substitute is to eliminate the Housing Support Grant Program. Greetings! Last week, our Utah Land Use Institute Board met and considered topics for this falls Land Use Law Conference. And when that collaboration doesnt happen well, as I pointed out in an earlier post showing how creative people can be when they look for ways to get around rules they dont like, there was a really crazy example from Atlanta in a story in Bloomberg CityLab, Residents of thearea collectively known as Buckhead in northern Atlanta are tryingtoward off new proposals working their way through city planning channels that wouldallow for more multifamily housing, and many of them are willing to. It should be treated as such. But my message to people is, look, do you want your kids and grandkids to live here? Also, no more than 15% of property could be used for commercial purposes. We are not secretaries to the mob. My interest in this debate is about the makeup of our planning commissions. Only one new minor bill out yesterday, HB407 Short-Term Rental Enforcement Amendments. The second Trib story has to do with SB271 Home Ownership Requirements. We understand the citys housing shortage and are prepared to accept a reasonable increase in density on this lot, said Peter Wright, withPreserve Our Avenues Zoning Coalition, which has sprung up to battle the rezone. You can see the reporthere. I have said for a long time that whenever a development project comes up for public hearing in local PC meetings, the public comment almost always includes something about how the proposal will lower property values, increase traffic, and endanger the lives of children. This version of the bill is up for hearing in committee this morning. It casts such a wide net that cities would at times be required to notify everyone of every change in the general regulations and everyone in the zone if only one zone is affected. Since most communities switched to predominant restrictive single-family zoning, the availability of land for future growth has been much more limited which eventually has led to rapidly rising land values (because the market is constrained). As a result, the number of housing units permitted in Minneapolis doubled from 2015 to 2020. There is no other way, big, bold policy solutions aimed at increasing housing supply, The State of Local Zoning: Reforming a Century-Old Approach to Land Use, HB39 State Resource Management Plan Amendments, HB169 Urban Farming Assessment Act Amendments. Among that total, 36 percent offered density bonuses, 3 percent allowed accessory dwelling units, 6 percent offered smaller minimum lot sizes, 18 percent offered building envelope extensions, and 18 percent offered reduced parking requirements. We DO sometimes hear from those who arent in town yet. Rather, the provisions treat signs differently based solely on whether it is located on the same premises as the thing being discussed or not.. Put on your life jacket, lots more deep water (or lack thereof!) 250(C) providing one or more water reduction incentives for existing development such as Its going to be hard to switch over to more renewable energy if we cant get the facilities to make it possible built because of local opposition and subsequent land use restrictions. The DCist story begins with a telling of a proposed zone change near downtown Silver Spring. In the 100 counties with the highest official death rates from covid, price changes were four percentage points lower than you would otherwise expect. Take a look at James Brasuells piece, it is a most interesting lesson in how to approach policy. About 42% of respondents think future growth will make the state worse 13% said a lot worse, and 30% said a little worse., the survey points to an increasing number of Utahns who say not only is growth bad, but it should be stopped. Though I will say, it is likely less than what it was a number of years ago when the annexation code was last substantially rewritten because the big disputes between unincorporated communities and cities in Salt Lake County is pretty much settled now since the establishment of the metro townships (we could write a book on the whole townships saga over the years, how that came about, the back-and-forth, and the mess it left in the annexation code). 7 fewer lines in LUDMA, SB76 Water Amendments requires cities and counties to consult with the state Division of Water Resources in preparing water element of the general plan; requires counties to consult additionally with other entities in preparation of the element; requires a number of other water resource and conservation studies by state agencies and water providers. A power increase has been agreed for Radio Caroline to extend its coverage area from Suffolk and Essex to include Kent as East Sussex. When we get to a certain point in life, we have a tendency to look back and see what maybe we left behind, what did we help make better or mess up? As Ive noted in some past blog postings, states in which the top-down approach dominates, the ultimate achievement of the goals of affordability and community resilience just dont seem to happen because the implementers (the local governing bodies) become footdraggers (see California, Oregon, a few others). My point in bringing this to your notice is the growing pervasiveness of zoning reform as a social and cultural icon. Some said they had already worked to upzone certain parts of their cities. The sign code doesnt single out any topic or subject matter for differential treatment. Heres a snippet from the story about Californias moves: In California, which has arguably the worst housing shortage in the country, some state lawmakers have repeatedlysoughtto force cities to allow denser housing near transit stops. This bill is not moving, so it may not make it through this session. https://www.utah.gov/pmn/files/852955.m4a. When land use issues are coming up in things like columns on whats wrong with our national politics, I think I can see the wave coming! Mayor Shepherd, we applaud the work you have done and we thank you for serving as a strong example and an effective case study as we address this issue, Wilson said. Im a private-property-rights person, he said, adding, I dont like to tell people they cant do those types of things with their property, but Cox also called short-term rentals an issue we need to talk about more in dealing with the states housing crisis. Either plans are mandatory, or theyre not. Kaiser, a Republican representing District 2, said Monday hell continue working on finding solutions to fix the housing crisis. A story in the Bangor Daily News (Maine) https://bangordailynews.com/2021/12/05/politics/maines-aggressive-housing-policy-push-runs-into-history-of-strong-local-control/ describes that states machinations in addressing housing affordability that sounds very similar to our own. development You can see the entire report here https://www.moneygeek.com/mortgage/analysis/unaffordable-us-counties-for-homeownership/, The Deseret News editorial board expressed its support for the recent proposal by Sen. Mike Lee, Mitt Romney, and others to make federal land available for private housing development as a solution to the housing affordability crisis. The bill requiresthat at least 85% of the acquired land be used for residential housing and related community needs at a density not less than one home per quarter-acre. Not always perfect, but some are very extensive and detailed, others not so much. The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) in January rejected a motion to stay neutral on the initiative, and insteadvoted, 32 to 12, to back the initiative. The bill language requires coordination of the water element with the land use element, to the level of detail of different categories of proposed land use. Ferry, ??? Aligning all elements of land-use policy is necessary to make meaningful progress. The joint APA/League statement says the campaign will focus on improving efforts locally to address housing needs and housing production goals, including local government and private-sector capacity, identifying critical solutions, and encouraging systemic changes that enable local elected officials and developers to work together.. Miranda Jones Cox at WFRC has put together an excellent summary of what SB140 Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Amendments does. History has proven that with single-family homeowners across the country, their initial reaction is oftentimes to resist even mild increases in density, he said. Nowhere else in LUDMA is there an allowance for a public hearing for an administrative action. The meetings themselves rarely see any expressions of support for a new project. The paper is broad and covers a lot of topics related to municipal home rule and state pre-emption, one of which is local land use. Meanwhile their children and grandchildren continue to struggle to find a place to live. Those local governments would be required to take specific steps to encourage more housing construction, selecting at least five development-boosting strategies from a menu of 15 options. This, of course, raised the anticipation of the committee hearing that would be coming for HB446 and the likely huge outpouring of public sentiment. These areas often contain affordable housing and industries friendly to remote work. During this sixth update cycle, the state scrutinized the plans more closely, rejecting housing elements from several cities as inadequate and sending them back to the drawing board. Okay, on to the next bill, the land use task force bill, HB474 Municipal and County Land Use and Development Revisions. A fourplex will generate additional street parking no matter what the regulations are. As you might imagine, this generated tremendous outrage on the part of officials and citizens in Summit County. Whats more, the construction time for a typical single-family home, usually about 6.5 months, is taking between four and 10 weeks longer now, according to Robert Dietz, chief economist at the National Association of Home Builders. confirmation Unfortunately, this bill only seems to make things more confusing about when a TLUO can or cannot be enacted by a local government, depending on if they have been operating under a pending ordinance situation. 1) City plans and adopts That sounds really good! While the writer Josh Stevens attributes the decline to a number of factors, the growing number of younger people looking for housing is certainly part of it. There are, of course, some who just plain dont want any state meddling in local affairs, but that is not a realistic outcome, either. On moderate income housing, the bill would require that a city or county that does not submit the required MIH Plan on time, or submits a plan that is then deemed to not comply with the state requirements, be required to pay a fine into the Olene Walker Housing Trust Fund. Shanna Francis, one of the members of the OVPC who is also the operator of the Ogden Valley News (and who has an urban planning minor from the U. and worked for a short time at the Ogden City planning department), noted: the heavy representation from developers and the construction industry on the body. A harmonized zoning code would also pave the way to scale potentially lower-cost home production techniques such as 3D-printing of houses and modular housing. In Portola Valley, residents have been urging their council to limit SB9 based on fire danger in the hillside community. Gray previously worked on the front lines of zoning as a planner in New York City, and now serves as an Affiliated Scholar with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, where he advises state and local policymakers on land-use policy. He concludes by calling out leaders and citizens: Building isnt easy, or wed already be doing all this. The same happens with solar projects. Is this a good approach? The statewide interest identified by the legislature is the establishment of a significant economic benefit with a rail freight transfer facility and associated development that would occur. Such a move would not be without precedent. Some courts-particularly in policy areas such as housing and the environment-have reminded local governments of their affirmative obligation to consider the impact of local policy on others outside the jurisdiction who might be significantly affected by the governments exercise of its delegated police power authority.
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