SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The battle over a proposed development in an upscale Salt Lake City suburb could affect residents’ power to challenge zoning decisions on the ballot amid fears of an affordable housing crisis.
The Deseret News reports a recently filed bill would make technical changes to state law, but Utah’s business community might push for broader changes that could affect what decisions are eligible for the ballot.
Residents of Holladay placed a referendum on the ballot last year, challenging the city’s approval of a housing development.
The developer continues to challenge the referendum after the Utah Supreme Court upheld the vote.
Republican state Rep. Brad Daw has proposed legislation that he says would clarify “ambiguity” in voter referendum law.
A group of Utah business leaders say Daw’s bill doesn’t go far enough.
