Utah lawmakers advance yurt deregulation bill

After stumbling during its first public hearing last week, a somewhat watered-down yurt deregulation bill passed through a legislative committee Monday and is headed to the House floor for further consideration.HB297, proposed by Rep. Brady Brammer, R-Pleasant Grove, exempts from the state construction code, fire code and water-quality provisions remote yurts built on unincorporated county land that isn’t zoned for residential, commercial, industrial or agricultural use.The amended bill na