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Omnibus housing bill would tighten appeals, raise petition threshold and let courts award developers' defense costs
Summary
Alex Farrell, Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Community Development, told a Jan. 30 joint committee hearing that the governor's omnibus housing bill would tighten standards for land‑use appeals, raise the petition‑appeal threshold to 20% of a municipality's population and let courts, at their discretion, require appellants to cover up to $50,000 of a developer's defense costs with a hardship waiver.
Alex Farrell, Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Community Development, told a Jan. 30 joint hearing of the Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Committee and the House General and Housing Committee that the governor's omnibus housing bill would tighten standards for land‑use appeals and raise barriers to some petition appeals.
Farrell said the proposal would require "the appellant demonstrate a clear and substantial departure from the comprehensive land use regulation plan," language the administration borrowed largely from Washington state's land‑use appeals framework. He said the change is intended to strengthen the role of comprehensive plans and future‑land‑use mapping in…
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