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Utah County cities prepare for statewide detached ADU changes
S.B. 284 passed by the state legislature this year limits how municipalities may regulate detached accessory dwelling units, forcing cities to amend their existing policies by Oct. 1. The policy change will have an immediate impact on Utah County cities, potentially making thousands of additional properties eligible to have backyard housing units. The law allows detached ADUs on parcels of 11,000 square feet or larger that contain a single-family dwelling in a permitted use area. Cities cannot require conditional permits on DADUs or impose maximum sizes on DADUS, but may prohibit ...
