Provo work session sends ADU, rental-disclosure and family-definition directions to staff
August 20, 2024, 1:45 p.m. · 445 W. Center Street, Provo (hybrid)
In a work meeting, the council gave staff a series of directions on accessory dwelling units and rental rules. It voted 6-1 to lower the age for the elderly extra-living-space provision from 65 to 60, and 6-1 to keep the code's definition of family. It also heard presentations on alarm billing, a fraud risk assessment and sidewalk projects.
From the agenda and city or news reports of the results; minutes not yet posted. Updated October 14, 2026.
In brief
3 items came up for a decision or discussion: 2 discussed and 1 approved.
1 vote was not unanimous: Accessory dwelling units: enforcement and supplemental code (6-1).
This write-up links 3 source documents.
The previous City Council work session meeting was on August 20, 2024: Provo council adopts $292.2 million budget 6-1 and denies electronic sign ordinance 4-3
The next one was on September 3, 2024: Provo council approves rezone of 1.53 acres at 484 N 2760 W; flex-industrial request continued
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Alarm billing ordinance change | Discussed |
| Upcoming sidewalk projects | Discussed |
| Accessory dwelling units: enforcement and supplemental code | Approved · 6-1 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · City code
Alarm billing ordinance change
Discussed
Presentation and discussion. The council will send further questions to the Police Department, and the item will return to a future work session.
- File: 24-074
Item 2 · Presentation
Annual Fraud Risk Assessment
Discussed
Presentation only.
- File: 24-073
Item 3 · Roads and utilities
Upcoming sidewalk projects
Discussed
Presentation only.
- File: 24-015
Item 4 · City code
Accessory dwelling units: enforcement and supplemental code
Approved · 6-1
The council took seven votes. It directed staff to send the Planning Commission language lowering the age for Elderly Persons - Extra Living Space from 65 to 60 (6-1, Christensen opposed), and to forward Development Services' language on second kitchens (7-0). It directed staff to forward Option 2 on Rental Disclosure Documents as a requirement for a rental dwelling license, with disclosure within 10 days of renter occupancy, and asked Development Services to report on staffing costs and an enforcement plan (7-0). It asked staff to draft language requiring ADU license applicants to show proof of owner occupancy (7-0), and asked for options on technology for proactive enforcement, with costs (7-0). Staff were told to design a renter education campaign (7-0). The council voted 6-1, Whipple opposed, to keep the existing definition of Family in Provo City Code 14.06.020. It continued the ADU pathways and special use permit discussion to the Sept. 3 work meeting (7-0).
- File: 24-016