S.F. No. 1370 Summary

• Requires agencies to approve or deny building permits and related applications within 60 days, with failure to deny constituting automatic approval.

• Prohibits counties and municipalities from enacting ordinances that prohibit emergency shelter facilities, except in specified zoning areas or where required by state building and fire codes.

• Mandates municipalities authorize at least six types of middle housing (duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, fiveplexes, sixplexes, townhouses, stacked flats, courtyard apartments, cottage housing, or twin homes) in single-family residential zones and permits accessory dwelling units on any residential lot.

• Establishes minimum residential density requirements for cities of the first class (4-10 units) and other cities/towns (2-8 units) depending on proximity to major transit stops and whether units are all-electric, efficient, or affordable.

• Limits municipalities from conditioning residential development approval on specific aesthetic materials, design elements, minimum square footage, homeowners associations, or off-street parking exceeding one space per unit (zero near transit stops).