Senators debate interim fix to Act 181 that would remove 10‑acre parcel cap for some Tier 1B projects
Senator Chris Matos proposed an interim amendment to Act 181 that would strip a 10‑acre parcel-size limit for Tier 1B projects to allow denser, infill-style housing on parcels with appropriate soils and infrastructure; committee members debated disturbance metrics, infrastructure costs, and whether to adopt an interim exemption and revisit the policy.
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Senator Chris Matos presented an amendment to the committee to change how the law treats parcel size in Tier 1B for the interim period under Act 181. Matos said the amendment responds to practical development scenarios where a 27‑acre parcel could support concentrated housing near the road but is disqualified from denser treatment because of a 10‑acre threshold in the statute.
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