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CT HB07113
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Housing Committee
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AI Summary
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Allows light-touch density housing (duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhouses, cottage housing, ADUs) with up to 4 units on single-family zoned lots to be approved administratively without discretionary review or public hearing, where water and sewer are available
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Prohibits municipalities from imposing minimum lot sizes greater than 5,000 square feet, maximum floor-area ratios below 150%, maximum building-coverage ratios below 50%, or height limits that prevent 3-story construction
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Bars municipalities from requiring owner occupancy, income limits, affordability set-asides, minimum/maximum unit sizes, or fees beyond those charged for single-family homes
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Permits municipalities to require front/rear setbacks up to 10 feet, side setbacks of 5 feet, and up to 1 parking space per unit for qualifying developments
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Eliminates parking requirements for properties within one-half mile of rail/transit stops or bus transfer stations, or within one-quarter mile of regular bus service stops; effective July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning Light-touch Density Housing.
Last Action
Tabled for the Calendar, House
4/8/2025