Commission hears how temporary state provisions could ease project barriers through 2032

During the presentation, Edging highlighted two temporary measures the legislature adopted to reduce near-term barriers to housing production. He explained the housing land-use adjustment provision in SB 1537 lets qualifying projects request specific flexibilities (for example for setbacks or parking) and said the policy "is something that's going to be in place until, I believe, 2032 is when it expires." He gave an example of an Astoria affordable housing project that used the flexibility to avoid an underground-parking requirement.