Utah law shifts power from elected officials to developers, according to lawsuit over controversial project near Moab
Plaintiffs argue Utah’s SB 258 creates an unconstitutional developer-controlled governing structure that shifts zoning authority from elected officials and should be halted.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) An aerial view shows the Echo Canyon development site along the Colorado River southwest of Moab in 2023. Two advocacy groups filed a lawsuit on Feb. 10, challenging the project’s preliminary municipality certification and the state law that enabled it.