HB 2297 Summary

• Municipalities with populations of 150,000 or more must establish objective standards by January 1, 2025, allowing multifamily residential development or adaptive reuse on up to 10% of existing commercial, office, or mixed-use buildings without conditional use permits, planned unit development approvals, rezoning, or public hearings.

• Municipalities may designate commercial or employment hubs (not exceeding 10% of existing buildings) that are excluded from these provisions and may modify designations once every ten years.

• Multifamily developments must require 10% set-aside of units for moderate-income or low-income housing for at least 20 years, with maximum height of five stories (two stories within 100 feet of single-family zones), using the highest multifamily zoning district standards within one mile.

• Adaptive reuse projects may demolish portions of existing buildings, retain existing nonconforming setbacks and heights, and expand to maximum allowable density for the proposed use.

• Exemptions apply to historic districts, historically designated lands, properties on the National Register of Historic Places, areas near military and commercial airports, and municipalities on tribal land.