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CT HB05475
Bill
Status
3/7/2024
Primary Sponsor
Planning and Development Committee
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AI Summary
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Limits who can intervene in residential building permit proceedings to property owners within 100 feet of the proposed development, restricting broader environmental challenges under Section 22a-19
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Removes the ability of property owners within 500 feet to trigger a two-thirds supermajority requirement for zoning changes; only owners of 20% or more of lots in the proposed change area can trigger this requirement
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Allows municipalities to adopt ordinances designating commercial/retail areas with adequate infrastructure where development can bypass inland wetlands agency approval, subject to review every seven years
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Requires municipalities to allow as-of-right conversion of freestanding nursing homes vacant for 90+ days into multifamily housing, with decisions required within 65 days
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Prioritizes the Commissioner of Housing's plans for surplus state property when proposed for low and moderate income housing construction, rehabilitation, or renovation
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning The Development Of Housing, Challenges To Certain Decisions Of Municipal Agencies, And The Conversion Of Vacant Nursing Homes Into Multifamily Housing.
Last Action
File Number 419
4/10/2024