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Committee advances bill preventing municipalities from forcing zoning changes to secure water/sewer hookups
Summary
House Bill 871 would bar municipal requirements that land owners change zoning (e.g., to multifamily) as a condition of connecting to city water or sewer. Sponsor argued it protects fair treatment of property owners; municipal leaders and planners warned the language needs revision to avoid conflicting with existing state law and density policies.
Representative Steve Fitzpatrick introduced House Bill 871, which would prohibit a municipality from requiring a landowner to consent to a zoning change (such as multifamily zoning) as a condition of connecting to municipal water or sewer systems. Fitzpatrick said the aim is to prevent municipalities from forcing property owners into development forms they did…
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