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ID H0136
Bill
Status
2/11/2013
Primary Sponsor
Local Government Committee
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AI Summary
HB 136 Summary
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Makes participation in the Local Land Use Planning Act discretionary for cities and counties rather than mandatory, with mandatory provisions applying only to jurisdictions that affirmatively elect to exercise these powers through resolution or ordinance.
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Requires any changes to comprehensive plans, resolutions, or ordinances proposed for countywide enforcement to be submitted for voter approval during the next general election before implementation.
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Mandates that cities and counties electing to exercise land use planning powers establish a five-member property rights council consisting of one commercial property owner, one retail property owner, one residential property owner, and two general residents from the jurisdiction.
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Requires the property rights council to review and provide recommendations to the governing board on comprehensive plans prior to adoption and on all legislative planning and zoning commission decisions and recommendations.
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Declares an emergency, making the act effective upon passage and approval.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law relating to local land use planning to provide that exercising powers under the Local Land Use Planning Act shall be discretionary, to provide that mandatory provisions of specified law shall only apply to cities and counties that elect to exercise the powers conferred by the Local Land Use Planning Act as evidenced by the passage of a resolution or ordinance, to provide that any changes to a comprehensive plan, resolution or ordinance proposed to be enforced countywide shall first, prior to enforcement, be submitted for approval to the voters upon whom such regulations are intended to be imposed; to provide that cities and counties that elect to exercise the powers conferred by the Local Land Use Planning Act shall establish a property rights council and to provide for duties of such council.
LOCAL LAND USE PLANNING
Last Action
Reported Printed and Referred to Local Government
2/12/2013