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Bill to allow emergency shelters across commercial and multifamily zones laid over after amendment debate
Summary
Representative Ray Rauer introduced House File 12 99, a proposal to allow emergency shelters as a permitted use in commercial, industrial and multifamily zoning districts statewide, aiming to reduce barriers that shelter providers say prevent projects from locating in many cities.
Representative Ray Rauer introduced House File 12 99, a proposal to allow emergency shelters as a permitted use in commercial, industrial and multifamily zoning districts statewide, aiming to reduce barriers that shelter providers say prevent projects from locating in many cities.
In testimony, interim executive director Matt Trainor of the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless urged support and said the proposal would expand access to emergency shelter capacity across the state. “By increasing where shelters can be zoned, House File 12 99 will help everyone,” Trainor said, arguing that zoning flexibility is a necessary part of meeting shelter demand.
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