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Second Substitute H.B. 111

This document includes Senate Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 3:13 PM by rday. -->

Senator Carlene M. Walker proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENTS

             2     
2004 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper

             5     
             6      LONG TITLE
             7      General Description:
             8          This bill modifies provisions relating to municipal and county government.
             9      Highlighted Provisions:
             10          This bill:
             11          .    reduces the number of copies of an ordinance, code, or book relating to building or
             12      safety standards, municipal functions, administration, control, or regulations that a
             13      city clerk is required to maintain from three to one;
             14          .    eliminates provisions that specify the type of governing body that a city or town
             15      must have;
             16          .    eliminates some optional forms of municipal government and related provisions and
             17      makes conforming changes;
             18          .    modifies optional forms of municipal government and makes conforming changes;
             19          .    narrows the application of municipal moderate income housing plan requirements to
             20      cities;
             21          .    modifies the definition of moderate income housing for purposes of moderate
             22      income housing plan provisions;
             23          .    changes a requirement to update a moderate income housing plan from annual to
             24      biennial;
             25          .    prohibits the awarding of damages in an action seeking enforcement or claiming a


             26      violation of moderate income housing provisions and limits the type of relief that
             27      may be granted; and
             28          .    makes technical changes.
             29      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             30          None
             31      Other Special Clauses:
             32          None
             33      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             34      AMENDS:
             35          10-2-112, as last amended by Chapter 292, Laws of Utah 2003
             36          10-2-114, as last amended by Chapter 292, Laws of Utah 2003
             37          10-2-303, as last amended by Chapter 17, Laws of Utah 1999
             38          10-2-411, as last amended by Chapter 206, Laws of Utah 2001
             39          10-3-101, as enacted by Chapter 48, Laws of Utah 1977
             40          10-3-106, as last amended by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 2000
             41          10-3-205, as last amended by Chapter 292, Laws of Utah 2003
             42          10-3-206, as enacted by Chapter 48, Laws of Utah 1977
             43          10-3-504, as last amended by Chapter 292, Laws of Utah 2003
             44          10-3-507, as last amended by Chapter 292, Laws of Utah 2003
             45          10-3-711, as last amended by Chapter 84, Laws of Utah 1997
             46          10-3-1203, as last amended by Chapter 178, Laws of Utah 2001
             47          10-3-1208, as last amended by Chapter 292, Laws of Utah 2003
             48          10-9-307, as last amended by Chapter 292, Laws of Utah 2003
             49          17-27-307, as last amended by Chapter 159, Laws of Utah 2002
             50      REPEALS:
             51          10-3-103, as last amended by Chapter 17, Laws of Utah 1999
             52          10-3-104, as last amended by Chapter 17, Laws of Utah 1999
             53          10-3-105, as last amended by Chapter 292, Laws of Utah 2003
             54          10-3-203, as last amended by Chapter 278, Laws of Utah 1997
             55          10-3-204, as last amended by Chapter 278, Laws of Utah 1997
             56          10-3-401, as enacted by Chapter 48, Laws of Utah 1977


             57          10-3-402, as last amended by Chapter 292, Laws of Utah 2003
             58          10-3-1209, as last amended by Chapter 178, Laws of Utah 2001
             59     
             60      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             61          Section 1. Section 10-2-112 is amended to read:
             62           10-2-112. Ballot used at the incorporation election.
             63          (1) The ballot at the incorporation election under Subsection 10-2-111 (1) shall pose the
             64      incorporation question substantially as follows:
             65          Shall the area described as (insert a description of the proposed city) be incorporated as
             66      the city of (insert the proposed name of the proposed city)?
             67          (2) The ballot shall provide a space for the voter to answer yes or no to the question in
             68      Subsection (1).
             69          (3) (a) The ballot at the incorporation election shall also pose the question relating to
             70      the form of government substantially as follows:
             71          If the above incorporation proposal passes, under what form of municipal government
             72      shall (insert the name of the proposed city) operate? Vote for one:
             73          Five-member City [(insert "Commission" for a city of the first or second class or
             74      "]Council[" for a city of the third, fourth, or fifth class)] form
             75          Six-member City Council form
             76          Council-Mayor form
             77          Council-Manager form.
             78          (b) The ballot shall provide a space for the voter to vote for one form of government.
             79          (4) (a) The ballot at the incorporation election shall also pose the question of whether
             80      to elect city [commission or] council members by district substantially as follows:
             81          If the above incorporation proposal passes, shall members of the city [(insert
             82      "commission" or "]council[," as the case may be)] of (insert the name of the proposed city) be
             83      elected by district?
             84          (b) The ballot shall provide a space for the voter to answer yes or no to the question in
             85      Subsection (4)(a).
             86          Section 2. Section 10-2-114 is amended to read:
             87           10-2-114. Determination of number of commission or council members --


             88      Determination of election districts -- Hearings and notice.
             89          (1) If the incorporation proposal passes, the petition sponsors shall, within 25 days of
             90      the canvass of the election under Section 10-2-111 :
             91          (a) if the voters at the incorporation election choose either the council-mayor or the
             92      council-manager form of government, determine the number of [commission or] council
             93      members that will constitute the [commission or] council of the future city;
             94          (b) if the voters at the incorporation election vote to elect [commission or] council
             95      members by district, determine the number of [commission or] council members to be elected
             96      by district and draw the boundaries of those districts, which shall be substantially equal in
             97      population;
             98          (c) determine the initial terms of the mayor and members of the city [commission or]
             99      council so that:
             100          (i) the mayor and approximately half the members of the city [commission or] council
             101      are elected to serve an initial term, of no less than one year, that allows their successors to serve
             102      a full four-year term that coincides with the schedule established in [Subsection 10-3-203 (1)
             103      for a first class city, Subsection 10-3-204 (1) for a second class city, and] Subsection
             104      10-3-205 (1) [for a third, fourth, or fifth class city]; and
             105          (ii) the remaining members of the city [commission or] council are elected to serve an
             106      initial term, of no less than one year, that allows their successors to serve a full four-year term
             107      that coincides with the schedule established in [Subsection 10-3-203 (2) for a first class city,
             108      Subsection 10-3-204 (2) for a second class city, and] Subsection 10-3-205 (2) [for a third,
             109      fourth, or fifth class city]; and
             110          (d) submit in writing to the county legislative body the results of the sponsors'
             111      determinations under Subsections (1)(a), (b), and (c).
             112          (2) (a) Before making a determination under Subsection (1)(a), (b), or (c), the petition
             113      sponsors shall hold a public hearing within the future city on the applicable issues under
             114      Subsections (1)(a), (b), and (c).
             115          (b) (i) The petition sponsors shall publish notice of the public hearing under Subsection
             116      (2)(a) in a newspaper of general circulation within the future city at least once a week for two
             117      successive weeks before the hearing.
             118          (ii) The last publication of notice under Subsection (2)(b)(i) shall be at least three days


             119      before the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a).
             120          (c) (i) If there is no newspaper of general circulation within the future city, the petition
             121      sponsors shall post at least one notice of the hearing per 1,000 population in conspicuous
             122      places within the future city that are most likely to give notice of the hearing to the residents of
             123      the future city.
             124          (ii) The petition sponsors shall post the notices under Subsection (2)(c)(i) at least seven
             125      days before the hearing under Subsection (2)(a).
             126          Section 3. Section 10-2-303 is amended to read:
             127           10-2-303. Effect of change in class.
             128          (1) (a) If a municipality changes from one class to another:
             129          [(a)] (i) all property, property rights, and other rights that belonged to or were vested in
             130      the municipality at the time of the change shall belong to and be vested in it after the change;
             131          [(b)] (ii) no contract, claim, or right of the municipality or demand or liability against it
             132      shall be altered or affected in any way by the change;
             133          [(c)] (iii) each ordinance, order, and resolution in force in the municipality when it
             134      changes classes shall, to the extent that it is not inconsistent with law, not be affected by the
             135      change and shall remain in effect until repealed or amended;
             136          [(d)] (iv) the change shall not affect the identity of the municipality;
             137          [(e)] (v) each municipal officer in office at the time of the change shall continue as an
             138      officer until that officer's term expires and a successor is duly elected and qualified; and
             139          [(f)] (vi) [notwithstanding Sections 10-3-103 , 10-3-104 , and 10-3-105 ,] except as
             140      provided in Subsection (1)(b), the municipality maintains after the change in class the same
             141      form of government that it had immediately before the change.
             142          (b) (i) If a town operating under a five-member council form of government changes
             143      classes to a fifth class city, its form of government shall, upon issuance of the lieutenant
             144      governor's certificate under Section 10-2-302 , change to a six-member council form.
             145          (ii) As soon as practicable after the change in form of government under Subsection
             146      (1)(b)(i), the governing body shall appoint a sixth council member to serve until a successor is
             147      elected at the next municipal general election at which the mayor is not subject to election.
             148          (2) (a) A change in class does not affect an action at law, prosecution, business, or
             149      work of the municipality changing classes, and proceedings shall continue and may be


             150      conducted and proceed as if no change in class had occurred.
             151          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), if the law applicable to a municipality under the
             152      new class provides the municipality a different remedy with respect to a right that it possessed
             153      at the time of the change, the remedy shall be cumulative to the remedy applicable before the
             154      change in class.
             155          Section 4. Section 10-2-411 is amended to read:
             156           10-2-411. Disqualification of commission member -- Alternate member.
             157          (1) A member of the boundary commission is disqualified with respect to a protest
             158      before the commission if that member owns property:
             159          (a) for a proposed annexation of an area located within a county of the first class:
             160          (i) within the area proposed for annexation in a petition that is the subject of the
             161      protest; or
             162          (ii) that is in the unincorporated area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for
             163      annexation in a petition that is the subject of a protest under Subsection 10-2-407 (1)(a)[(i)(D)]
             164      (ii); or
             165          (b) for a proposed annexation of an area located in a specified county, within the area
             166      proposed for annexation.
             167          (2) If a member is disqualified under Subsection (1), the body that appointed the
             168      disqualified member shall appoint an alternate member to serve on the commission for
             169      purposes of the protest as to which the member is disqualified.
             170          Section 5. Section 10-3-101 is amended to read:
             171           10-3-101. Governing body -- Legislative and executive powers.
             172          (1) (a) Each municipality, except a municipality operating under a council-mayor form
             173      of government, shall have a governing body [which] that consists of:
             174          (i) in a five-member council form of government, five council members, of which one
             175      is a mayor, who shall vote as a member of the governing body and who exercises ceremonial
             176      and administrative functions, and four are council members;
             177          (ii) in a six-member council form of government, six council members, of which one is
             178      a mayor, who shall vote only in the case of a tie or in the appointment or dismissal of a city
             179      manager under Section 10-3-830 and who exercises ceremonial and administrative functions,
             180      and five are council members; and


             181          (iii) in a council-manager form of government, a council of five or seven members,
             182      who shall appoint a manager.
             183          (b) Each governing body under Subsection (1)(a) shall exercise the legislative and
             184      executive powers of the municipality [unless the municipality is organized with separate
             185      executive and legislative branches of municipal government].
             186          (2) The government of a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of
             187      government is vested in two separate, independent, and equal branches of municipal
             188      government consisting of:
             189          (a) the mayor, who exercises executive powers and, under the mayor's supervision, the
             190      administrative departments and officers; and
             191          (b) a council of five or seven members, who exercise the legislative powers.
             192          Section 6. Section 10-3-106 is amended to read:
             193           10-3-106. Governing body in towns.
             194          [The governing body of] Unless it has adopted another form of government under Part
             195      12, Alternate Forms of Municipal Government Act, each town [that has not adopted an
             196      optional form of government under Part 12, Alternative Forms of Municipal Government Act,
             197      shall be a council of five persons one of whom shall be the mayor and the remaining four shall
             198      be council members] shall operate under a five-member council form of government.
             199          Section 7. Section 10-3-205 is amended to read:
             200           10-3-205. Election of officers in municipalities operating under a city council
             201      form of government.
             202          In each [city of the third, fourth, or fifth class] municipality operating under a
             203      five-member or six-member city council form of government, the election and terms of office
             204      shall be as follows:
             205          (1) The offices of mayor and [two] approximately half the council members shall be
             206      filled in municipal elections held in 1977. The terms shall be for four years. These offices
             207      shall be filled every four years in municipal elections.
             208          (2) The offices of the [other three] remaining council members shall be filled in a
             209      municipal election held in 1979. The terms shall be for four years. These offices shall be filled
             210      every four years in municipal elections.
             211          Section 8. Section 10-3-206 is amended to read:


             212           10-3-206. Election of officers in towns operating under a five-member council
             213      form of government.
             214          In [towns] a town operating under the five-member council form of government, the
             215      election and terms of office of the officers shall be as follows:
             216          (1) The offices of mayor and two [councilmen] council members shall be filled in
             217      municipal elections held in 1977. The terms shall be for four years. These offices shall be filled
             218      every four years in municipal elections.
             219          (2) The offices of the other two [councilmen] council members shall be filled in a
             220      municipal election held in 1979. The terms shall be for four years. These offices shall be filled
             221      every four years in municipal elections.
             222          (3) The offices shall be filled in at-large elections which shall be held at the time and in
             223      the manner provided for electing municipal officers.
             224          Section 9. Section 10-3-504 is amended to read:
             225           10-3-504. Quorum defined.
             226          (1) The number of members of the governing body necessary to constitute a quorum
             227      is[,]:
             228          (a) in[: (1) a city of the first class,] a municipality operating under a five-member or
             229      six-member city council form of government or a five-member council-manager form of
             230      government, three or more; or
             231          (b) in a seven-member council-manager form of government, four or more.
             232          (2) The number of members of the legislative body of a municipality operating under a
             233      council-mayor form of government necessary to constitute a quorum is:
             234          (a) for a five-member council-mayor form, three; and
             235          (b) for a seven-member council-mayor form, four.
             236          [(2) a city of the second class, two or more;]
             237          [(3) a city of the third, fourth, or fifth class, three or more;]
             238          [(4) a town, three or more.]
             239          Section 10. Section 10-3-507 is amended to read:
             240           10-3-507. Minimum vote required.
             241          (1) (a) The minimum number of yes votes required to pass any ordinance[,] or
             242      resolution, or to take any action by the governing body, unless otherwise prescribed by law,


             243      shall be a majority of the members of the quorum, but [shall] may never be less than:
             244          [(a)] (i) for a municipality operating under a five-member or six-member council form
             245      of government or a five-member council-manager form of government, three [in a city of the
             246      first class]; or
             247          (ii) for a municipality operating under a seven-member council-manager form of
             248      government, four.
             249          (b) The minimum number of yes votes requires to pass an ordinance or resolution or to
             250      take an action by the legislative body of a municipality operating under a council-mayor form
             251      of government, unless otherwise prescribed by law, shall be a majority of the members of the
             252      quorum, but may never be less than:
             253          (i) for a five-member council-mayor form, three; and
             254          (ii) for a seven-member council-mayor form, four.
             255          [(b) two in a city of the second class;]
             256          [(c) three in a city of the third, fourth, or fifth class; and]
             257          [(d) three in a town.]
             258          (2) Any ordinance, resolution, or motion of the governing body having fewer favorable
             259      votes than required in this section shall be considered defeated and invalid, except a meeting
             260      may be adjourned to a specific time by a majority vote of the governing body even though such
             261      majority vote is less than that required in this section.
             262          (3) A majority of the members of the governing body, regardless of number, may fill
             263      any vacancy in the governing body.
             264          Section 11. Section 10-3-711 is amended to read:
             265           10-3-711. Publication and posting of ordinances.
             266          (1) Before an ordinance may take effect, the legislative body of each municipality
             267      adopting an ordinance, except an ordinance enacted under Section 10-3-706 , 10-3-707 ,
             268      10-3-708 , 10-3-709 , or 10-3-710 , shall:
             269          (a) deposit a copy of the ordinance in the office of the municipal recorder; and
             270          (b) (i) publish a short summary of the ordinance at least once:
             271          (A) in a newspaper published within the municipality; or
             272          (B) if there is no newspaper published within the municipality, in a newspaper of
             273      general circulation within the municipality; or


             274          (ii) post a complete copy of the ordinance:
             275          (A) for a city of the first class, in nine public places within the city; or
             276          (B) for any other municipality, in three public places within the municipality.
             277          (2) (a) Any ordinance, code, or book, other than the state code, relating to building or
             278      safety standards, municipal functions, administration, control, or regulations, may be adopted
             279      and shall take effect without further publication or posting, if reference is made to the code or
             280      book and at least [three copies for cities or at least] one copy [for towns have] has been filed
             281      for use and examination by the public in the office of the recorder or clerk of the city or town
             282      prior to the adoption of the ordinance by the governing body.
             283          (b) Any state law relating to building or safety standards, municipal functions,
             284      administration, control, or regulations, may be adopted and shall take effect without further
             285      publication or posting if reference is made to the state code.
             286          (c) The ordinance adopting the code or book shall be published in the manner provided
             287      in this section.
             288          Section 12. Section 10-3-1203 is amended to read:
             289           10-3-1203. Election requirements and procedure for organization under optional
             290      form of government.
             291          (1) Except as provided in Subsection 10-2-303 (1)(b), each municipality retains the
             292      form of government under which it is operating unless it changes its form as provided in this
             293      part.
             294          [(1)] (2) [A] Regardless of its class under Section 10-2-301 , a municipality may
             295      reorganize [under any form of municipal government] as provided [for] in this part [or under
             296      Section 10-3-103 , 10-3-104 , 10-3-105 , or 10-3-106 , regardless of the city's class under Section
             297      10-2-301 .] and may choose as a form of government:
             298          (a) a five-member council form;
             299          (b) a six-member council form;
             300          (c) a council-mayor form; or
             301          (d) a council-manager form.
             302          [(2)] (3) Reorganization under Subsection [(1)] (2) shall be by approval of a majority
             303      of registered voters of the municipality voting in a special election held for that purpose.
             304          [(3)] (4) (a) The proposal may be entered on the ballot by resolution passed by the


             305      governing body of the municipality or by initiative as provided for in Title 20A, Chapter 7, Part
             306      5, Local Initiatives - Procedures.
             307          (b) The resolution or petition shall state the number, method of election, and initial
             308      terms of council members and shall specify the boundaries of districts substantially equal in
             309      population if some or all council members are to be chosen from these districts.
             310          [(4)] (5) (a) The proposal shall be voted upon at a special election to be held not more
             311      than twelve months after the resolution is passed or after receipt of a valid initiative petition.
             312          (b) The special election shall be held at least 90 days before or after regular municipal
             313      elections.
             314          (c) The ballot for the special election to adopt or reject one of the forms of municipal
             315      government shall be in substantially the following form:
             316      ___________________________________________________________________________
             317      Shall (name of municipality), Utah, adopt                            Yes
             318      the (council-mayor) (council-manager)
             319      (five-member [commission] council) [(three-member commission)]
             320      (six-member council) [(five-member council)] form of
             321      municipal government?                                    No
             322      ___________________________________________________________________________
             323          Section 13. Section 10-3-1208 is amended to read:
             324           10-3-1208. Election of officers -- When new government operative --
             325      Compensation of officials without position in new government.
             326          Upon approval of an optional form of government by a municipality pursuant to this
             327      part, election of officers shall be held in the municipality on the Tuesday next following the
             328      first Monday in November following approval of the optional form, or on the same day in the
             329      year next following, whichever day falls in an odd-numbered year. The new government shall
             330      become effective at 12 noon on the first Monday of January following the election of officers.
             331      Elected officials of the municipality whose positions would no longer exist as a result of the
             332      adoption of a form of government provided for in this part shall be paid at the same rate until
             333      the date on which their terms would have expired, if they hold no municipal office in the new
             334      government for which they are regularly compensated. At their option, former [commissioners
             335      of a first and second class city,] council members [of third, fourth, or fifth class city, or board


             336      members of a town] may serve as one of the council members for the remainder of their term.
             337          Section 14. Section 10-9-307 is amended to read:
             338           10-9-307. Plans for moderate income housing.
             339          (1) The availability of moderate income housing is an issue of statewide concern. To
             340      this end:
             341          (a) [municipalities] cities should afford a reasonable opportunity for a variety of
             342      housing, including moderate income housing, to meet the needs of people desiring to live there;
             343      and
             344          (b) moderate income housing should be encouraged to allow persons with moderate
             345      incomes to benefit from and to fully participate in all aspects of neighborhood and community
             346      life.
             347          (2) As used in this section:
             348          (a) "Moderate income housing" means housing occupied or reserved for occupancy by
             349      households with a gross household income equal to or less than S [ [ ] 80% of [ ] ] s the median
             349a      gross
             350      income [of the metropolitan statistical area] for households of the same size in the county in
             351      which the city is located.
             352          (b) "Plan for moderate income housing" or "plan" means a written document adopted
             353      by a [municipal] city legislative body that includes:
             354          (i) an estimate of the existing supply of moderate income housing located within the
             355      [municipality] city;
             356          (ii) an estimate of the need for moderate income housing in the [municipality] city for
             357      the next five years as revised [annually] biennially;
             358          (iii) a survey of total residential zoning;
             359          (iv) an evaluation of how existing zoning densities affect opportunities for moderate
             360      income housing; and
             361          (v) a description of the [municipality's] city's program to encourage an adequate supply
             362      of moderate income housing.
             363          (3) [Before December 31, 1998, each municipal] The legislative body of each city
             364      shall, as part of its general plan, adopt a plan for moderate income housing within that
             365      [municipality] city.
             366          (4) A plan may provide moderate income housing by any means or combination of


             367      techniques which provide a realistic opportunity to meet estimated needs. The plan may include
             368      an analysis of why the means or techniques selected provide a realistic opportunity to meet the
             369      objectives of this section. Such techniques may include:
             370          (a) rezoning for densities necessary to assure the economic viability of inclusionary
             371      developments, either through mandatory set asides or density bonuses;
             372          (b) infrastructure expansion and rehabilitation that will facilitate the construction of
             373      moderate income housing;
             374          (c) rehabilitation of existing uninhabitable housing stock;
             375          (d) consideration of waiving construction related fees generally imposed by the
             376      [municipality] city;
             377          (e) utilization of state or federal funds or tax incentives to promote the construction of
             378      moderate income housing;
             379          (f) utilization of programs offered by the Utah Housing Corporation within that
             380      agency's funding capacity; and
             381          (g) utilization of affordable housing programs administered by the Department of
             382      Community and Economic Development.
             383          (5) (a) After adoption of a plan for moderate income housing under Subsection (3), the
             384      legislative body of each city [that is located within a county of the first or second class and of
             385      each other city of the first, second, third, or fourth class shall annually] shall biennially:
             386          (i) review the plan and its implementation; and
             387          (ii) prepare a report setting forth the findings of the review.
             388          (b) Each report under Subsection (5)(a)(ii) shall include a description of:
             389          (i) efforts made by the [municipality] city to reduce, mitigate, or eliminate local
             390      regulatory barriers to moderate income housing;
             391          (ii) actions taken by the [municipality] city to encourage preservation of existing
             392      moderate income housing and development of new moderate income housing;
             393          (iii) progress made within the [municipality] city to provide moderate income housing,
             394      as measured by permits issued for new units of moderate income housing; and
             395          (iv) efforts made by the [municipality] city to coordinate moderate income housing
             396      plans and actions with neighboring municipalities.
             397          (c) The legislative body of each city [that is located within a county of the first or


             398      second class and of each other city of the first, second, third, or fourth class] shall send a copy
             399      of the report under Subsection (5)(a)(ii) to the Department of Community and Economic
             400      Development and the association of governments in which the [municipality] city is located.
             401          (6) In a civil action seeking enforcement or claiming a violation of this section, a
             402      plaintiff may not recover damages but may be awarded injunctive or other equitable relief only.
             403          Section 15. Section 17-27-307 is amended to read:
             404           17-27-307. Plans for moderate income housing.
             405          (1) The availability of moderate income housing is an issue of statewide concern. To
             406      this end:
             407          (a) counties should afford a reasonable opportunity for a variety of housing, including
             408      moderate income housing, to meet the needs of people desiring to live there; and
             409          (b) moderate income housing should be located in all areas of a community to allow
             410      persons with moderate incomes to benefit from and to fully participate in all aspects of
             411      neighborhood and community life.
             412          (2) As used in this section:
             413          (a) "Moderate income housing" means housing occupied or reserved for occupancy by
             414      households with a gross household income equal to or less than S [ [ ] 80% of [ ] ] s the median
             414a      gross
             415      income of the county statistical area for households of the same size.
             416          (b) "Plan for moderate income housing" or "plan" means a written document adopted
             417      by a county legislative body that includes, but is not limited to:
             418          (i) an estimate of the existing supply of moderate income housing located within the
             419      county;
             420          (ii) an estimate of the need for moderate income housing in that county for the next
             421      five years as revised [annually] biennially;
             422          (iii) a survey of total residential zoning;
             423          (iv) an evaluation of how existing zoning densities affect opportunities for moderate
             424      income housing; and
             425          (v) a description of the county's program to encourage an adequate supply of moderate
             426      income housing.
             427          (3) Before December 31, 1998, each county legislative body shall, as part of its general
             428      plan, adopt a plan for moderate income housing within the unincorporated areas of that county.


             429          (4) A plan may provide for moderate income housing by any means or combination of
             430      techniques which provide a realistic opportunity to meet estimated needs. The plan may include
             431      an analysis of why the means or techniques selected provide a realistic opportunity to meet the
             432      objectives of this section. Such techniques may include:
             433          (a) rezoning for densities necessary to assure the economic viability of inclusionary
             434      developments, either through mandatory set asides or density bonuses;
             435          (b) infrastructure expansion and rehabilitation that will facilitate the construction of
             436      moderate income housing;
             437          (c) rehabilitation of existing uninhabitable housing stock;
             438          (d) consideration of waiving construction related fees generally imposed by the county;
             439          (e) utilization of state or federal funds or tax incentives to promote the construction of
             440      moderate income housing;
             441          (f) utilization of programs offered by the Utah Housing Corporation within that
             442      agency's funding capacity; and
             443          (g) utilization of affordable housing programs administered by the Department of
             444      Community and Economic Development.
             445          (5) (a) After adoption of a plan for moderate income housing under Subsection (3), the
             446      legislative body of each county with a population over 25,000 shall [annually] biennially:
             447          (i) review the plan and its implementation; and
             448          (ii) prepare a report setting forth the findings of the review.
             449          (b) Each report under Subsection (5)(a)(ii) shall include a description of:
             450          (i) efforts made by the county to reduce, mitigate, or eliminate local regulatory barriers
             451      to moderate income housing;
             452          (ii) actions taken by the county to encourage preservation of existing moderate income
             453      housing and development of new moderate income housing;
             454          (iii) progress made within the county to provide moderate income housing, as
             455      measured by permits issued for new units of moderate income housing; and
             456          (iv) efforts made by the county to coordinate moderate income housing plans and
             457      actions with neighboring counties.
             458          (c) The legislative body of each county with a population over 25,000 shall send a copy
             459      of the report under Subsection (5)(a)(ii) to the Department of Community and Economic


             460      Development and the association of governments in which the county is located.
             461          (6) In a civil action seeking enforcement or claiming a violation of this section, a
             462      plaintiff may not recover damages but may be awarded injunctive or other equitable relief only.
             463          Section 16. Repealer.
             464          This bill repeals:
             465          Section 10-3-103, Governing body in cities of the first class.
             466          Section 10-3-104, Governing body in cities of the second class.
             467          Section 10-3-105, Governing body in cities of the third, fourth, and fifth class.
             468          Section 10-3-203, Election of officers in cities of the first class.
             469          Section 10-3-204, Election of officers in cities of the second class.
             470          Section 10-3-401, Mayor as a voting member of governing body.
             471          Section 10-3-402, Mayor in third, fourth, or fifth class city -- Mayor may not vote
             472      -- Exceptions.
             473          Section 10-3-1209, Optional forms defined.


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