AB 770 - NYU Furman Center

State Land Use Enacted Legislation

Bill #	State	Year	Party	Topic
AB 770	WI	2018	R	Affordable housing incentives and financing, Building code reform, By-right zoning, Deadlines, Development Fees, Enforcement, Impact fees, Inclusionary zoning, Other streamlining, Planning Requirements, Tax Increment Financing, Third-party review, Vacant or blighted lands, Voting requirements, Workforce Housing

Provided by Furman

Summary

Extends the special land division rule that allows division of land into more than four parcels to land that is zoned multifamily.
Creates a new levy limit exception for property taxes that allows a city or village to increase its levy if it has issued occupancy permits for certain residential dwelling units in the preceding year. Specifically, the levy limit is increased by $1,000 for each new single-family residential dwelling unit that is:

1) located on a parcel no more than 0.25 acre; or
2) sold for not more than 80 percent of the median price of a new housing unit in the city or village.

Prohibits a political subdivision from making or enforcing an ordinance that does not conform to the one-family and two-family dwelling code (commonly called the uniform dwelling code).
Authorizes the creation of workforce housing development tax incremental districts and changes the method of imposing certain impact fees.

Defines workforce housing to cost no more than 30% of the household’s gross monthly income and to have construction costs no more than 80% of the median price for new residential construction in the county.

Prohibits a political subdivision from enacting an inclusionary zoning ordinance.
Requires municipalities to prepare reports related to its regulation of land development.
Changes the requirement that if an amendment to a zoning ordinance is protested, it will not take effect unless 3/4 of the council approve the amendment or unless a majority of the council approves it. Clarifies that a protesting owner must be an owner of property located within the city.