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Delegate Tarasa Proposes Ban on Fees‑in‑Lieu to Force Production of Inclusionary Affordable Units
Summary
House Bill 1444 would prohibit local governments from accepting fees in lieu of requiring developers to build inclusionary affordable units; sponsor argued fees produce fewer units and concentrate poverty; county officials warned local flexibility is needed.
Delegate Jen Tarasa introduced House Bill 1444 to bar local jurisdictions from using developer fees in lieu of onsite affordable housing requirements in inclusionary zoning. She said fee‑in‑lieu policies tend to concentrate low‑ and moderate‑income housing in limited neighborhoods and the fees are often set too low to produce the number of units that on‑site requirements would yield.
The nut graf: Sponsor argued that…
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