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State Land Use Enacted Legislation
| Bill # | State | Year | Party | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SB 316 |
NC | 2019 | R | "Co-Living" and Single-Room Occupancy, Affordable housing incentives and financing, Commercial land, Lands near transit, Planning Requirements |
Provided by Furman
Summary
- Requires every municipality with a population of at least 90,000 to prepare a report on the amount of affordable housing units currently in use in the municipality that are subsidized by local government revenue or tax credits. Affordable housing is housing for households with income less than or equal to 80% of the area median income (AMI). Moderate income is greater than 80% AMI, but not more than 120% AMI.
- The report must detail how the strategies the municipality is employing to limit the cost of privately developed housing based on 12 listed strategies, including the extent of the municipality’s engagement in rezoning for density, encouraging higher density residential development, limiting parking requiremwens near major transit corridors, allowing for single room occupancy development, and other enumerated activities related to affordable housing.
Provided by lawmakers
Bill Title
Affordable Housing.