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Bill would let counties reclassify some historic village clusters to allow more rural housing
Summary
The House Local Government Committee heard testimony on House Bill 16-95, which would let counties allow more intensive development in certain unincorporated village clusters if they adopt a subarea plan and demonstrate service capacity.
The House Local Government Committee heard testimony on House Bill 16-95, which would create a pathway for counties to allow more intensive development in certain existing unincorporated villages, often called limited areas of more intensive rural development, or LAMIRDs.
Kellen Wright, committee staff, described the bill and the way it interacts with existing Growth Management Act provisions. “Turning now to this bill, it would allow development within an existing area that was previously characterized as a town, village, or hamlet, but which never incorporated, to not be limited by restrictions on building size, scale, use, or intensity,” Wright said. Under the proposal, a county that uses the option must adopt…
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