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State Land Use Enacted Legislation
| Bill # | State | Year | Party | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H 5801 |
RI | 2025 | D | Affordable housing incentives and financing, Deadlines, Density bonus, Density Increases, Funding, Other streamlining, Planning Requirements, Streamline application, Written findings, burden and standard of proof |
Provided by Furman
Summary
- Modifies definition of “affordable housing plan” to include state and local need for affordable housing for low and moderate-income individuals.
- Targets housing density by adding density bonuses to the list of municipal government subsidies.
- Modifies a provision so that land devoted to roadways is excluded from density calculations for the purpose of determining density bonuses.
- Adds an optional Master Plan review for projects, which includes the following requirements:
- Application form/fee.
- Short description of the project in writing that includes: number of units, type of housing, density analysis, adjustments needed, location with site constraints.
- Conceptual site plans.
- Preliminary traffic opinion.
- Letter of eligibility issued by the RI Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation.
- Adds design standards for affordable units.
- Affordable units cannot be less than 75% of the size of market rate units.
- Affordable units must be aesthetically similar.
- Towns whose housing is more than 10% affordable are no longer required to offer density bonuses.
Provided by lawmakers
Bill Title
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING