Utah Code 10-9a-505.5. Limit on single family designation

10-9a-505.5. Limit on single family designation.

(1)	As used in this section, “single-family limit” means the number of individuals allowed to occupy each residential unit that is recognized by a land use authority in a zone permitting occupancy by a single family.

Terms Used In Utah Code 10-9a-505.5

Land use authority: means :

(a)	a person, board, commission, agency, or body, including the local legislative body, designated by the local legislative body to act upon a land use application; or

(b)

if the local legislative body has not designated a person, board, commission, agency, or body, the local legislative body. See Utah Code 10-9a-103

Municipality: means :

(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;

(b)	a town, as classified in Section 10-2-301; or

(c)

a metro township as that term is defined in Section 10-2a-403 unless the term is used in the context of authorizing, governing, or otherwise regulating the provision of municipal services. See Utah Code 10-1-104

State: includes any department, division, or agency of the state. See Utah Code 10-9a-103

(2)

A municipality may not adopt a single-family limit that is less than:

(a)

three, if the municipality has within its boundary:

(i)	a state university; or

(ii)	a private university with a student population of at least 20,000; or

(b)	four, for each other municipality.

Amended by Chapter 102, 2021 General Session

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