MN SF1605

Amendments to municipal comprehensive plans for affordable housing developments require only a simple majority vote instead of a two-thirds vote by the governing body.

All other comprehensive plan amendments continue to require a two-thirds vote of all governing body members.

Affordable housing development is defined as a development where at least 20 percent of residential units are restricted for at least ten years to residents with household income not exceeding 60 percent of area median income.

For rental units, affordable rents must not exceed 30 percent of 60 percent of area median income, with income limits adjusted for household size and determined annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The governing body must still receive a planning agency recommendation or wait 60 days before acting on any comprehensive plan amendment, regardless of the voting threshold required.