HB 1105

Abstract

Housing; Zoning for Housing Production Pilot Program created; affordable dwelling unit policy incentives; report. Creates the Zoning for Housing Production Pilot Program to be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development. To be eligible for a grant from the Program, a locality is required to make a change to its zoning policies to allow for by-right development that is expected to further the goal of creating and maintaining mixed-income communities, affordable housing, and moderately priced housing, as those terms are defined in the bill. The Department of Housing and Community Development is required to establish certain guidelines for the Program and to notify eligible localities of the existence and purpose of the Program no later than September 1, 2024. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2027.

Housing; Zoning for Housing Production Fundcreated; affordable dwelling unit policy incentives; report. Createsthe Zoning for Housing Production Fund to be administered by theDepartment of Housing and Community Development. The bill requiresmoneys from the Fund to be awarded as grants to localities by applicationto the Department for the purpose of creating and maintaining affordablehousing in mixed-income communities, as defined in the bill. To beeligible for a grant from the Fund, a locality is required to makea change to its zoning ordinance in accordance with the requirementsof the bill. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2029.