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Covering a wide range of land use procedures, this bill makes several changes to how Utah cities and counties manage planning commissions, development approvals, and housing options. It requires larger cities — called "specified municipalities" — to allow detached accessory dwelling units (small, separate homes on the same lot as a single-family house) as a permitted use by right in residential zones, meaning cities cannot require a special permit just to build one, though they may still set reasonable size, parking, and design standards. The bill also updates the rules for planning commission ordinances, adding specific grounds for removing a commission member — such as ethics violations or intentional bias in land use decisions — while clarifying that normal deliberation with staff or applicants is not grounds for removal. Additionally, it limits when counties can deny building permits or certificates of occupancy due to incomplete infrastructure, and clarifies that routine or clerical county land use ordinance changes require less formal public notice.