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Committee hears SB 266 to allow triplexes, fourplexes on single‑family lots in larger municipalities
Summary
SB 266 would require municipalities above a population threshold to allow triplexes and fourplexes where single-family dwellings are permitted. Proponents said the change increases housing supply and curbs sprawl; municipal officials and the League of Cities warned that statewide preemption undermines local planning and public participation.
The Senate Local Government Committee heard Senate Bill 266, sponsored by Senator Trebis, which would permit duplex, triplex and fourplex development on lots where single-family homes are allowed in municipalities above a specified population threshold.
Sponsor Trebis framed the bill as a measure to increase housing density and supply, calling it an incremental tool drawn from the governor's housing task force and previous legislation. "This doubles the potential housing density on a single family, residential zone lots with…
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