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Utah MIH Non-Compliance Enforcement Preemption (UT)

Tracked preemption from the Utah overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
2022-05-04
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:UT
Other Utah preemptions
Utah ADU By-Right in Residential Zones (SB 140 / HB 409)Utah First Home Investment Zone (HB 462)Utah SB 174 — Single-Family Housing Modifications (2022)Utah HB 82 — Internal ADU Mandate (2021)Utah Moderate Income Housing Plan (MIH) Framework

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

city.mih_status ∈ {non-compliant, enforcement}

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
review_typewaive_discretionary—Projects meeting the affordability threshold in non-compliant cities qualify for ministerial approval pathway
base_districts[category=res_mf].max_units_per_acrefloor_atbase + 25%Narrower than CA Builder's Remedy — applies a 25% density floor rather than full waiver

Citation

Authority source
Utah Code Annotated §10-9a-408 + §35A-8-803 (Commission on Housing Affordability)
§ §10-9a-408 (enforcement) + §35A-8-803 (UT Commission on Housing Affordability)
https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title10/Chapter9A/10-9a-S408.html

Research notes

Narrower analog to California Builder's Remedy. Triggers when UT Commission on Housing Affordability designates a city as non-compliant or under enforcement. Does not fully waive zoning — applies density floor and ministerial review pathway for qualifying affordable projects. Status sourced from UT Commission on Housing Affordability compliance roster.