Bill > HB05044

This bill amends Connecticut's existing affordable housing law (Section 8-30g) to expand how communities can calculate their affordable housing threshold. Specifically, the bill allows communities to include mobile manufactured homes and affordable housing developments that are currently under construction when determining whether they have reached the 10% affordable housing threshold that would exempt them from the affordable housing appeals procedure. Previously, only completed affordable housing units could be counted toward this threshold. The change means that communities can now count homes and developments in progress toward their affordable housing goal, which may make it easier for municipalities to qualify for the exemption and potentially reduce the number of housing appeals they might face. The bill aims to provide more flexibility in how affordable housing progress is measured and recognized, potentially incentivizing ongoing affordable housing development efforts.

Housing and Urban Affairs

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