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League staff outline major housing and land‑use bills, propose amendments to protect local authority and planning timelines
Summary
Staff walked members through the Commission on Housing Affordability bills (including SB 181 and HB 360), a large land‑use omnibus, and building‑code changes (HB 58). Presenters described proposed substitutes, parking/garage provisions, plan‑review timelines and protections for local negotiation in development agreements.
League presenters summarized several interrelated housing and land‑use proposals that members said could affect annexation, parking requirements for affordable units, plan‑review timing, bonds and responsibilities for private maintenance of public infrastructure.
SB 181: League staff said a substitute is expected. The current draft includes a recodification of state housing boards that staff expect will be removed in a substitute; the provision on parking and garages remains central. Staff described proposed language to treat tandem garage spaces that are accessible as two spaces, to standardize garage sizes for single‑family and townhome units, and to allow garage reductions only for deed‑restricted affordable owner‑occupied units so the benefit accrues to those buyers.
HB 360: The bill would make it easier for state…
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