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City staff warns state bills could limit Little Rock zoning, flood planning and raise insurance costs
Summary
City legislative staff told the Little Rock Board of Directors that several bills moving through the state legislature could reduce municipal control over zoning, building inspections and flood planning, and could increase insurance costs for owners and municipalities.
City legislative staff told the Little Rock Board of Directors during an agenda-setting meeting that multiple bills at the state Capitol could restrict municipal authority over zoning and planning and could affect flood planning and insurance costs.
"House Bill 17 54 and Senate Bill 4 5 6 are 2 of the bills that we've had a lot of concern on over zoning and planning," staff member Susan told the board, saying those measures "seem to be 2 of the most radical ones in terms of removing a municipality's ability ability to zone or plan." She said, however, that the authors had "pulled back on both of these as of right…
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