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House Bill 1005 expands residential infrastructure priorities and allows private plan‑review/inspection option; bill held for amendment
Summary
House Bill 1005 would prioritize infrastructure funding for communities that adopt pro‑housing zoning and would let permit applicants hire qualified private providers to perform plan review and inspections for one‑ and two‑unit homes and townhouses when local ordinances allow; the committee heard extensive implementation questions and held the bill for amendment.
Representative Miller presented House Bill 1005, which would add priority criteria for residential infrastructure financing and allow private providers to perform plan review and inspections for Class 2 structures (one‑ and two‑unit homes and townhouses) when a local unit requires those services.
Representative Miller said the bill expands the residential housing infrastructure program and “incentivizes local units who enact residential zoning and regulatory reforms with financial assistance for the residential infrastructure.” He described a program that has already financed projects supporting more than 3,300 housing units over two rounds and said the bill also shortens plan‑review timelines to 10 days when private providers are used.
The bill would…
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