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Administration proposes statewide preapproved home designs to speed permits, pilots to start in three towns
Summary
The administration plans an "802 Homes" catalog of 10 predeveloped designs (ADUs to four-unit buildings) to be piloted in Manchester, Essex Junction and Hartford and proposed for statewide preapproval in a bill with a tentative effective date of July 1, 2027, the housing commissioner told the Senate committee.
Alex Farrell, commissioner of the Department of Housing and Community Development, told the Senate committee the administration is piloting a catalog of 10 predeveloped housing designs — called '802 Homes' — intended to make permitting faster and more predictable for small-scale builders and community developers.
The pilot will run in three communities (Manchester, Essex Junction and Hartford). Participating municipalities would agree to treat selected…
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