Utah Code 35A-8-2201. Definitions

35A-8-2201. Definitions.
As used in this part:

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

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:

(a)	is comparable in quality to a permanently vacated or destroyed moderate income housing unit;

(b)	meets state and local health and housing codes;

(c)	is comparable to the permanently vacated or destroyed moderate income housing unit in number of bedrooms and square footage; and

(d)	is located, to the extent practicable, in the same political subdivision as the permanently vacated or destroyed moderate income housing unit.

Amended by Chapter 268, 2020 General Session