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Committee weighs 'no‑impact' home business bill as cities warn of preemption
Summary
SB 418 would shield 'no‑impact' home‑based businesses from local restrictions if they meet narrow criteria (occupancy limits, invisibility from street, no substantial parking/traffic); proponents called it a common‑sense protection for small entrepreneurs, cities warned the language is vague and could curtail local zoning authority.
Senator Ellie Boldman presented SB 418 to the Senate Local Government Committee as a targeted protection for ‘‘no‑impact’’ home‑based businesses that do not create parking, traffic, visibility or other external effects. The bill defines no‑impact businesses by a set of criteria including that on‑site employees and clients do not exceed municipal occupancy limits and that activities are not visible from the street.
Proponents — includin…
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