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Connecticut administration pitches 'Priority Housing Development Zones' to speed multifamily construction
Summary
State policy director Patrick Hulan told the Housing Committee the governor's bill (SB 1252) would let municipalities create 'priority housing development zones' with as-of-right multifamily rules and eased 8-30g thresholds to spur housing development while preserving local control.
Patrick Hulan, policy director for Governor Ned Lamont, told the Housing Committee the administration’s proposal — Senate Bill 1252 — would create an optional tool for municipalities to accelerate housing production while preserving a role for local government. Hulan told the committee the state faces a large housing supply gap and the proposed priority housing development zones (PHDZs) would allow municipalities to rezone a portion of developable land to allow multifamily housing as of right and remove discretionary approvals such as special permits. In exchange, towns that opt into the program would receive a modest…
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