Audit says Utah needs to build 28,000 units a year – Deseret News
A new legislative audit released Tuesday warned “time is running short” for Utah policymakers to take action on the state’s growing housing problems, calling on lawmakers to require the creation of a statewide strategic plan.
Legislative auditors concluded Utah needs to build almost 28,000 units of housing a year to keep up with the state’s forecasted growth while signaling a continued prevalence on single-family homes rather than higher-density housing would be a “recipe for trouble as Utah continues to grow.”
Auditors also concluded Utah lawmakers should consider ways to “increase zoning density on a wide scale” and implement more “incentives