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Sponsor seeks stricter review of certain local residential restrictions; municipal groups warn of legal and administrative problems
Summary
House Bill 410 would create a category of "extraordinary restrictions" on residential property and subject those restrictions to heightened scrutiny; supporters framed it as protecting property rights and enabling housing, while municipal groups said the bill could create litigation and implementation problems.
Representative Ellen Reed, prime sponsor of House Bill 410, told the Senate Commerce Committee the bill aims to return zoning review to a standard tied to public health and safety, creating a category of "extraordinary restrictions" on residential property that local ordinances would have to justify under a heightened standard.
Reed described the policy as addressing exclusionary zoning practices and listed examples of extraordinary restrictions, including minimum square footage requirements above the state building code, lot size minimums…
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