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Committee hears broad opposition to bill restricting local land‑use rules; measure not seconded
Summary
Lawmakers and local officials debated a bill that would limit local building permit restrictions, cap permit fees, ban minimum lot sizes above 7,000 sq ft and restrict natural‑gas bans; counties and municipal associations urged local control and the sponsor’s motion to advance the bill received no second.
The committee considered 25LSO0017, a draft that would limit municipalities and counties from imposing certain land‑use rules. Josh Anderson of LSO summarized the bill’s central features: prohibiting governing bodies from restricting who may apply for a building permit; capping building‑permit fees at reasonably anticipated administrative costs; preventing minimum lot sizes greater than 7,000 square feet; banning requirements for single‑family homes to have garages or parking for…
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