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Senate committee leans toward 2,000-foot trigger for quadplex-by-right rule; asks counsel to draft option 3
Summary
After planners described three drafting options to define the "water-and-sewer area" that triggers a quadplex-by-right allowance, the committee signaled support for option 3 (a 2,000-foot/road-rule-consistent trigger) and asked legislative staff to draft the language, while preserving municipal control over connection allocation.
Planners and committee members spent substantial time on section 12’s language that defines the "water-and-sewer area" used to determine where quadplexes may be built by right under Act 47 and related provisions. Chip Sawyer and Matt Belanger described the practical consequences of alternative distance metrics and urged that the statutory trigger be clear to avoid litigation and local confusion.
Three primary drafting options were discussed: (1) a broad…
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