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House clarifies rules on transferable development rights, adopts amendment broadening scope
Summary
The House passed Senate Bill 118 to require cities and counties to adopt explicit ordinances governing transferable development rights; members adopted an amendment replacing 'density' with 'rights' to cover more zoning elements and the bill passed 66–1.
Lawmakers approved Senate Bill 118 after debate and a floor amendment that broadened the statute’s language to encompass a wider set of land-use "rights" beyond density.
Representative Powell, the House sponsor, described TDRs (transferable development rights) as a planning tool that lets owners shift development potential from a "sending" zone to a "receiving" zone and said the bill simply requires jurisdictions to…
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