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Commerce subcommittee advances housing bills, removes water-study requirement for multifamily in commercial zones
Summary
The Commerce subcommittee recommended 'ought to pass' on several housing measures, notably removing a water-supply study requirement from HB 10-10 and adopting an amendment intended to prevent towns from adding new barriers to multifamily projects in commercial districts.
The Commerce subcommittee voted to recommend several housing-related bills, moving those measures to committee consent with amendments designed to ease multifamily development in commercial zones.
Senator Murphy (speaker 1), who led discussion on House Bill 10-10, said the adopted amendment removes a requirement that planning boards order a water-supply study for multifamily projects. "Water studies are generally useless. They're expensive. They often serve as an impediment to development," he said, describing the change as preserving a town's ability to require a water…
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