Overview
- Utah’s high court unanimously suspended a district court injunction, clearing construction to continue during the pending appeal.
- The ruling places the risk on the church to restore the site to its prior condition if it ultimately loses the case.
- Four nearby homeowners sued Wasatch County after its 2023 approval, alleging harms to health, privacy and quiet enjoyment of property.
- Work began after a judge dismissed the suit, then paused when an appeal triggered an injunction; the appeal could take up to a year.
- The church says it will restart utility and grading work and plans a roughly 88,000-square-foot, three-story, two-spire temple on about 18 acres.