HF 4015 Summary

• Municipalities cannot require planned unit developments for residential projects; if applicants choose this option, municipalities cannot impose fees or design standards beyond state law requirements.

• Duplexes are permitted uses in all single-family residential zones and residential subdivision developments.

• Municipalities cannot condition building permits or subdivisions on specific materials, design, amenities, or aesthetic requirements not mandated by the State Building Code.

• Official controls do not conflict with comprehensive plans if they permit all uses allowed by the plan at specified densities and prohibit only expressly prohibited uses.

• Municipalities must prepare mandatory housing fiscal impact notes before adopting or amending official controls, estimating cost increases/decreases, long-range implications, alternatives, and rationale for changes.