Bill > H4136

This bill aims to promote housing preservation and production by establishing a housing and economic growth cabinet to coordinate data collection and policy related to growth trends, including housing demand and production, and by creating a community-scale housing development demonstration program to offer grants and loans for smaller housing projects, with specific affordability requirements for units in these developments. It also allows cities and towns to form inter-municipal boards for planning and zoning, and to establish "workforce housing special tax assessment zones" (WH-STA zones) to offer property tax exemptions for up to five years to encourage the development of middle-income housing. Additionally, the bill introduces definitions and provisions for "accessory dwelling units" and "multi-family zoning districts" to facilitate their development, and modifies existing programs to encourage housing development and preservation, including a report on underutilized "greyfields" sites for potential redevelopment.