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Panel debates how much of a project must be housing — 70% proposal and variance guardrails
Summary
Committee members discussed raising a proposed minimum housing share from 60% to 70% (some argued 80%) of project area, treatment of first-floor commercial space and non-housing area (HVAC, parking), and tightening the variance standard for exceptions.
House General and Housing members debated May 1 how much of a property receiving housing infrastructure funding must be devoted to housing rather than commercial uses, and whether to tighten the variance standard used when projects fall short of the percentage target.
Committee chair described the bill’s existing project-criteria threshold that requires a percentage of project area be housing (the bill language included a 60% baseline in the…
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