Planning Moderate-Income Housing and Reporting

Recent legislation made significant revisions to the moderate income housing element in the state code. Through this legislation, greater clarity as well as new strategies were outlined as options to be used within moderate income housing plans. The requirement for the moderate income housing element and reporting of progress toward implementation was also amended. 

Report submissions are due on August 1, 2023. Late submissions will not be accepted. 

Initial Report

Subsequent Report

Moderate Income Housing Report Guidance

Depending on your population, your jurisdiction may be required to annually report on the implementation of its moderate income housing element. State statute describes two different reports which jurisdictions must complete, an initial report and subsequent reports. 

An initial report will be completed in the first year that a jurisdiction is required to report. The jurisdiction must update the general plan to include moderate income housing strategies and an implementation plan for the next five years. The reporting content for the initial report will include:

  • A description of each moderate income housing strategy selected by the jurisdiction; and
  • An implementation plan for those strategies with specific measures and benchmarks

In the years following the initial report, a jurisdiction will document their progress toward implementing the strategies identified in the initial report. The reporting content for subsequent reports will include:

  • A description of each action taken by the jurisdiction during the previous 12-months to implement the selected strategies;
  • A description of each land use regulation and/or decision made by the jurisdiction during the previous 12-months to implement the selected strategies, including an explanation of how the regulation and/or decision supports the jurisdiction’s efforts to implement the strategy;
  • A description of any barriers encountered by the jurisdiction in the previous 12-months in implementing the strategies;
  • Information regarding the number of internal and detached ADUs located within the jurisdiction (i.e. building permits, business licenses to rent);
  • A description of how the market has responded to the selected strategies, including the number of entitled moderate income housing units or similar data; and
  • Any recommendations on how the State can support the jurisdiction in implementing the strategies.

Interested in reviewing the progress cities made toward moderate income housing between 2019 and 2021?

SB 34 Municipal Progress Summaries

2022 Submitted Reports

2023 Submitted Reports

Reporting Period

Annual reports will be due by August 1 of each year to HCD.

If HCD makes a determination in reviewing the annual report that the submission does not meet the requirements, a notice of noncompliance will be provided to the jurisdiction so that the jurisdiction may either request an appeal within 10-days of receiving the notice or correct deficiencies within 90 days of receiving that notice.

Jurisdictions Required to Submit an Annual Report

Per Utah Code (Sections 10-9a-408 and 17-27a-408), certain jurisdictions are required to report on their moderate income housing efforts on an annual basis.

CITIES

Alpine

Kaysville

Sandy

American Fork

Layton

Santa Clara

Bluffdale

Lehi

Santaquin

Bountiful

Lindon

Saratoga Springs

Brigham City

Logan

Smithfield

Cedar City

Mapleton

South Jordan

Cedar Hills

Midvale

South Ogden

Centerville

Millcreek

South Salt Lake

Clearfield

Murray

South Weber

Clinton

Nibley

Spanish Fork

Cottonwood Heights

North Logan

Springville

Draper

North Ogden

St. George

Eagle Mountain

North Salt Lake

Sunset

Enoch

Ogden

Syracuse

Farmington

Orem

Taylorsville

Farr West

Park City

Tooele

Fruit Heights

Payson

Tremonton

Grantsville

Perry

Vernal

Harrisville

Plain City

Vineyard

Heber

Pleasant Grove

Washington

Herriman

Pleasant View

Washington Terrace

Highland

Providence

West Bountiful

Holladay

Provo

West Haven

Hooper

Riverdale

West Jordan

Hurricane

Riverton

West Point

Hyde Park 

Roy

West Valley City

Hyrum

Salem

Woods Cross

Ivins

Salt Lake City

METRO TOWNSHIPS

Kearns

Magna

White City

COUNTIES

Box Elder 

Salt Lake 

Utah 

Cache 

Summit 

Washington 

Iron 

Tooele 

Weber 

Questions?

If you need any assistance in submitting your annual report or have questions about the requirements, please email mih@utah.gov