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Utah law currently requires cities and counties to treat microschools and other small "micro-education entities" as an allowed use in every zoning district, while giving local governments only limited authority to regulate specific things like parking, hours of operation, and safety standards. This bill would reinforce that micro-education entities must still comply with all applicable local zoning ordinances, and it would let cities and counties adopt additional rules covering noise, lot-size requirements based on projected enrollment, and street type or size requirements tied to expected traffic from the school, while making clear that local governments are not required to adopt any of these rules. It would also change how enrollment caps are set: instead of a flat 100-student limit tied only to occupancy type, capacity would first be determined by the building's occupancy classification and capacity under state construction codes and by applicable local zoning rules, but no micro-education entity could ever enroll more than 100 students at one location. Finally, the bill would allow property owners to convert an existing building into a qualifying micro-education facility as long as it meets state construction code requirements for the change in use and complies with local ordinances, and it would exempt micro-education entities from the proximity restrictions that apply to certain other community locations.