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House advances bill banning municipalwide bans on multifamily housing; debate centers on local control
Summary
Lawmakers debated and temporarily passed H.B. 7035, which would bar municipalities from imposing blanket bans on multifamily housing (defined as buildings of three or more units). Supporters said it prevents exclusionary bans that reduce housing supply; critics said 21 words here threaten local zoning discretion and could create unintended impacts in industrial zones.
Hartford — The Connecticut House on May 21 took up H.B. 7035, a bill aimed at stopping municipalities from enacting municipalwide bans on multifamily housing.
Representative Antonio Felipe, the bills proponent, described the measure as a guard against ordinances that would "implement a permanent ban on the development of multifamily housing in the municipality." He defined multifamily housing on the floor as a building containing three or more residential units and said the bill would not…
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