Bill > HF4009

This bill establishes the following key provisions: 1. It defines various types of middle housing (e.g., duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes) and requires cities in the metropolitan area and cities with a population of 10,000 or more outside the metropolitan area to authorize at least six types of middle housing to be built on residential lots. 2. It sets minimum residential density requirements for different types of cities, ranging from 2 units per lot for smaller cities outside the metropolitan area to 4-10 units per lot for larger cities, with additional density bonuses for all-electric/efficient homes and affordable housing. 3. It limits the types of municipal standards and requirements cities can impose on middle housing developments, restricts parking requirements, and allows for subdivision of residential lots. 4. It requires the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency to develop a model ordinance for cities to adopt, and allows cities to propose alternative density plans. 5. It limits the ability of cities to impose certain aesthetic mandates (e.g., material requirements, minimum square footage) on residential building permits and development.

Government Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF4009&ssn=0&y=2023