Panel backs bill to limit downzoning without county-wide capacity swaps
The committee passed SB 21-92 with amendments requiring that any county reduction of housing units in one area must be offset by increases elsewhere to preserve net residential capacity; amendments added state-specific examples and technical clarifications.
The full story
The Senate Committee on Housing approved Senate Bill 21-92 with amendments aimed at preventing piecemeal downzoning that reduces a county's overall housing capacity. The bill authorizes counties to reduce allowed housing density in a specific geographic area only if they increase capacity elsewhere in the county so there is no net loss in residential units.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in