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Senator reviews S.133 housing bill, urging density, permitting fixes and clarifications
Summary
Senator Ron Hinsdale presented S.133 to the Natural Resources & Energy Committee on April 25, proposing zoning and permitting changes aimed at increasing housing density where sewer and water infrastructure exists and easing other barriers that raise per‑unit costs.
Senator Ron Hinsdale, presenting to the Natural Resources & Energy Committee on Friday, April 25, said S.133 aims to increase housing density where infrastructure exists and to reduce permitting barriers that raise per‑unit costs.
Hinsdale said, “I figured that we are not going to be able to advance a lot of new housing and land use policy at this late time in the session. So I thought I would spend majority of my time on a primer that gets, hopefully, our 2 committees on the same page about why we share this jurisdiction and why I will come knocking on your door often, this biennium to talk about advancing denser housing and more housing as climate action and as something that's good for the economy of the state.”
The bill includes multiple land‑use provisions: a change to zoning language so related occupants could construct additional dwelling units on the same parcel; a requirement that areas formerly zoned industrial and later…
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