American Fork beats state deadline of Oct. 1 to allow backyard housing

What happened

American Fork and Lehi both updated their regulations for detached accessory dwelling units to comply with a new state law taking effect on Oct. 1, allowing such units on lots of at least 11,000 square feet with a single-family home where that use is permitted.

Timeline

1. Sep 29, 7:35 PM American Fork Citizen American Fork beats state deadline of Oct. 1 to allow backyard housing
2. Sep 30, 9:00 AM Lehi Free Press Lehi revises backyard housing rules ahead of Oct.1 state deadline

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