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This bill creates the Home Opportunities Made Easier Act, a comprehensive legislative effort to reduce barriers to housing development and increase housing affordability in Arkansas. The bill aims to give property owners more flexibility in using their land by limiting local government restrictions on housing design, types, and uses. Key provisions include allowing duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes in single-family residential zones, permitting secondary dwelling units and tiny homes, streamlining building permit processes, and restricting local governments from imposing overly burdensome design requirements or zoning regulations. The legislation mandates that zoning ordinances must have a clear connection to public safety and health, prohibits excessive fees and delays in permit approvals, and allows property owners to more easily create additional housing units like accessory dwelling units or convert existing structures. The bill also protects property owners' rights to use their land for home occupations and limits local governments' ability to restrict rental properties, with the overarching goal of addressing housing affordability and increasing housing supply by reducing regulatory obstacles.

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https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=sb456&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R