Op-Eds
Utah needs to streamline its permitting processes
Rather than ask Utahns to weave through a patchwork of confusing regulations, Senate Bill 204 would ensure that permitting processes throughout the state meet three simple and common-sense rules.
2021 Bills
SB 204: Reducing Regulation in Everyday Life
This bill establishes consistent standards for the permit application process.
Policy Analysis
Permit Freedom: Reducing Regulation in Everyday Life
Utahns have the right to reasonable, consistent, and clear rules governing how, when, and to whom permits will be granted.
Op-Eds
Procrastination as rejection in the permitting process
With no deadline by which a permit decision has to be made, issuing entities can indefinitely postpone consideration of an application, effectively denying it.