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Committee discusses S.328, quad‑flex water/sewer access and permit delays as housing barrier

Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs · March 20, 2026
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Representative Holly reviewed S.328’s attempt to ensure water/sewer access for quadplexes and harmonize distance standards; members highlighted ANR staffing, wetlands delineation costs and the need for JFO and municipal testimony to address permitting delays.

Representative Holly briefed the committee on S.328 and related housing measures, framing them as efforts to expand small-scale multiunit housing (duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes) by ensuring equitable water and sewer hookups and harmonizing local standards with Act 181 exemptions.

She said Natural Resources did not take possession of S.328 but reviewed language concerning a 2,000‑foot buffer from roads to guarantee access to water and sewer hookups…

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