New amendments to existing state laws were recently passed and signed into law by the Governor on March 30th.

While many people have rejoiced because these amendments started to restore rights that were taken away — others have been fuming about it ever since it passed.

These people do not believe that you should have a right to be a wise steward over your own property — specifically they don’t believe you have the right to determine how many unrelated people live in your own home.

Check this out!

#1 – S.B. 45 Substitute – UTAH FIT PREMISES ACT AMENDMENTS
http://le.utah.gov/~2010/bills/sbillenr/sb0045.htm
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This bill:
.    prohibits counties and municipalities from placing a specified limit on the number
of unrelated individuals allowed to occupy a single-family unit;
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Wow! Sounds huge by itself — but if you keep on reading you get the details — actually the state legislators said they could have a “specified limit” and that limit is 3.
Don’t ask me why they contradict themselves!

Anyway, why is this big for Provo?!
In 14 out of 34 neighborhoods in the city, there is a limit of 2 unrelated adults per “single-family home” — even if it’s a 3, 4, or 5+ bedroom house — CRAZY!

So any zoning officer or Provo City official that tries to tell you that you can’t have 3 single adults in your home is either ignorant of breaking state law!  It is against the law to limit it to only 2!

#2 – H.B. 381 – MUNICIPAL LAND USE PROVISIONS
http://le.utah.gov/~2010/bills/hbillenr/hb0381.htm
I’ll let you read this one on your own — it’s very important but not as exciting as the one above.

To get a little background please read this article to be printed in Tuesday morning’s Deseret News:
*** http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700047661/Controversial-state-zoning-laws-subject-of-Provo-town-hall-meeting.html ***

PLEASE COME to the meeting!!  Send a family member or friend if you can’t come.

This is of extremely serious import – please come!

Roger Brown
801-356-1032
http://ProvoCitizens.net

P.S. Here’s just one comment from those that oppose the partial restoration of rights — someone who is supposed to just pass on the facts without bias -
“Unfortunately, these bills limit the power of cities to engage in various activities
which can help neighborhoods and maintain safe places for people to live.”
source: July 9th email from Kurt Peterson, Joaquin Neighborhood Chair

People, your property rights are at stake!

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