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State Land Use Enacted Legislation
| Bill # | State | Year | Party | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HB 2297 |
AZ | 2024 | R | Affordable housing incentives and financing, By-right zoning, Commercial land, Density Increases, Minimum parking requirements, Other streamlining, Streamline hearings |
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Summary
- Requires municipalities of 150,000 or more persons to allow multifamily residential development or adaptive reuse on no more than 10 percent of its total existing commercial, office, or mixed use buildings without requiring a conditional use permit, a planned unit development or rezoning application, or any other application that would require a public hearing.
- Allows municipalities to exclude certain existing commercial or employment use areas.
- Requires that 10 percent of dwelling units in a development be set aside for moderate-income or low-income housing for at least 20 years after initial occupation.
- Limits parking space requirements on such projects.
- Prohibits municipalities from withholding a demolition permit if the multifamily residential development or adaptive reuse meets established requirements.
- Includes exemptions for historic districts, areas near military facilities, airports, and tribal municipalities.
Provided by lawmakers
Bill Title
commercial buildings; adaptive reuse
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