{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-10-21-401","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 10-21-401","heading":"Affordable home ownership density bonus for single-family residential units.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n(a) \"Affordable housing\" means a dwelling:\n(i) offered for sale to an owner-occupier at a purchase price affordable to a household with a gross income of no more than 120% of area median income for the county in which the residential unit is offered for sale; or\n(ii) offered for rent at a rental price affordable to a household with a gross income of no more than 80% of area median income for the county in which the residential unit is offered for rent.\n(b) \"Owner-occupier\" means an individual who owns, solely or jointly, a housing unit in which the individual lives as the individual's primary residence.\n(c) \"Qualifying affordable home ownership single-family density bonus\" means:\n(i) for an area with an underlying zoning density of less than six residential units per acre, municipal approval of a density at least six residential units per acre; or\n(ii) for an area with an underlying zoning density of six residential units per acre or more, municipal approval of a density at least 0.5 residential units per acre greater than the underlying zoning density for the area.\n(2) If a municipality approves a qualifying affordable home ownership single-family density bonus, either through a zoning ordinance or a development agreement, the municipality may adopt requirements for the qualifying affordable home ownership single-family density bonus area to ensure:\n(a) at least 60% of the total single-family residential units be deed-restricted to owner-occupancy for at least five years;\n(b) at least 25% of the total single-family residential units qualify as affordable housing;\n(c) at least 25% of the single-family residential units per acre to be no larger than 1,600 square feet; or\n(d) the applicant creates a preferential qualifying buyer program in which a single-family residential unit is initially offered for sale, for up to 30 days, to a category of preferred qualifying buyers established by the municipality, in accordance with provisions of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 3601.\n(3) A municipality may offer additional incentives in a qualifying affordable home ownership single-family density bonus area approved for single-family residential units to promote owner-occupied, affordable housing.","path":["Title 10 Utah Municipal Code","Chapter 10-21 Municipalities and Housing Supply","Part 10-21-4 Optional Tools for Municipalities to Promote Housing Supply"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title10/Chapter21/10-21-S401.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"bc41ed19e3b79b8dcd44ab4c955896917f65014d9011bad7f7f3fa01efc4cc74","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-10-21-303","next":"us-ut/utah-code-10-21-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}