Salt Lake City gears up for a final showdown on new rules for ADUs
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Will Salt Lake City open the floodgates on ADUs? We’ll find out soon.
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Big ADU reform proposed by SLC planning department, liberalizing where backyard apartments can go – and not just in residential zones
A new proposal for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) was released this week at city hall, a story we are following as a part of a…
Salt Lake City’s new ADU numbers are out. They’re still remarkably low.
Fewer “accessory dwelling units” were permitted in 2021 than in 2020 in Salt Lake City, a leader in the state for allowing backyard “granny flats.”…
ADUs are being added in basements, behind homes, above garages
Since officials approved the latest rules allowing accessory dwelling units, homeowners from across Salt Lake City have shown a willingness to add these forms of…
What did this year’s state legislative session mean for housing and transportation?
The 2021 Utah legislative session concluded last week, with legislators passing several pieces of legislation relating to housing and transportation policy. Four major bills allocated…
New ADU numbers for Salt Lake City show improvement coming in 2021
After being passed for city-wide application in 2018, Salt Lake City’s accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance has produced all of – wait for it –…
Council finalizes new guidelines for proposed ADU ordinance
The Salt Lake City Council will soon launch a new round of public hearings after council gave initial support for several new guidelines for the…
Salt Lake City council renews ADU debate
After several years and significant back and forth decision making, Salt Lake City’s current draft of proposed amendments to its Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Ordinance…
Editorial: More collaboration and accountability needed in mayor/council relationship
In the final days of 2017, Building Salt Lake received two distinctly different media releases from Salt Lake City’s two governing bodies, the City Council and…
Salt Lake City officials hope new plan will increase city’s housing stock
In the face of rising rents and an increasingly limited housing supply, the Salt Lake City Council unanimously adopted the Growing SLC Housing Plan that will guide…
Council moves to restore proposed ADU boundary
After several months of debate, during Tuesday’s work session the Salt Lake City Council decided that the affluent Avenues and East Bench neighborhoods should be…
