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Committee backs broad land-use rewrite aimed at streamlining development approvals

2320019 · February 13, 2025
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Summary

The committee adopted the first substitute to House Bill 368, a technical and substantive rewrite of land-use code (including annexation and "identical plans" rules) intended to clarify definitions, codify best practices and speed approvals for starter homes and other developments.

House Bill 368, a comprehensive land-use amendments bill described by sponsors as a "meat-and-potatoes" package, was adopted as a first substitute and recommended favorably by the House Political Subdivisions Committee after testimony from municipal and industry stakeholders.

Representative White and supporters said the bill clarifies longstanding ambiguities in annexation and development code,…

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