(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new bill in the Utah Legislature is aimed at encouraging the construction of starter homes. House Bill 184, known as “Local Land Use Revisions,” would allow homes to be built on smaller lots and require cities to respond to such requests within 30 days or have them automatically approved. State estimates show Utah needs about 250-thousand new starter homes by 2030 to meet housing demand. The bill was introduced last week and is now awaiting assignment to a legislative committee.