Provo, UT Zoning Overlays & Bonuses: Density Bonus Law (2026)

31, Provo City Code) to cluster units and consolidate open space. 090 lets the Planning Commission add a density bonus on top of that base, but the increase is capped: no PD project can exceed a 40% bonus above the underlying zone's density limit, no matter how many bonus features it stacks. 100 lists the two ways to earn that bonus. Building Variety awards a flat 10% increase to any project offering four or more distinct housing models, distinguished by different floor plans, exterior materials, or roof lines, so a subdivision of identical floor plans in different paint colors does not qualify.

Affordable Housing awards a bonus tied directly to the share of units restricted to households at 80% of area median income (AMI): if 25% of the units carry an 80%-AMI deed restriction, the project earns a 25% density bonus, up to the same 40% ceiling. 120, both routed through the Planning Commission, and the affordable units must be secured by a recorded deed restriction rather than a marketing promise. The 40% cap applies to the combined total of every bonus category claimed, so a project cannot claim 10% for variety and 40% for affordable housing and land at 50%; the two add together but stop at 40%.