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Colorado Senate Bill SB154

Colorado 2024 Regular Session

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11 Second Regular Session
22 Seventy-fourth General Assembly
33 STATE OF COLORADO
44 INTRODUCED
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77 LLS NO. 24-0903.03 Pierce Lively x2059
88 SENATE BILL 24-154
99 Senate Committees House Committees
1010 Local Government & Housing
1111 A BILL FOR AN ACT
1212 C
1313 ONCERNING INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CONVERTED ACCESSORY101
1414 DWELLING UNITS.102
1515 Bill Summary
1616 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
1717 not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
1818 passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
1919 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
2020 http://leg.colorado.gov
2121 .)
2222 Section 1 of the bill creates a series of requirements related to
2323 accessory dwelling units in subject jurisdictions.
2424 As established in the bill, a subject jurisdiction is the
2525 unincorporated portion of a county that is not within:
2626 ! A unit owners' association; or
2727 ! An area identified as having a high fire intensity on the fire
2828 SENATE SPONSORSHIP
2929 Jaquez Lewis,
3030 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
3131 (None),
3232 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
3333 Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
3434 Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. intensity scale published as part of the Colorado state forest
3535 service wildfire risk viewer.
3636 The bill requires a subject jurisdiction to allow, on or after January 1,
3737 2025, subject to an administrative approval process, the conversion of an
3838 accessory dwelling unit. The bill also prohibits subject jurisdictions from
3939 applying a restrictive design or dimension standard to an accessory
4040 dwelling unit.
4141 Section 2 grants the Colorado economic development commission
4242 the power to contract with the Colorado housing and finance authority for
4343 the operation of a program in which the Colorado housing and finance
4444 authority offers direct loans for the conversion of accessory dwelling
4545 units on owner-occupied land.
4646 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
4747 SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add article 35 to title2
4848 29 as follows:3
4949 ARTICLE 354
5050 State Land Use Criteria For Affordable Housing5
5151 PART 16
5252 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS7
5353 29-35-101. Legislative declaration. (1) T
5454 HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY8
5555 FINDS, DETERMINES, AND DECLARES THAT: 9
5656 (a) M
5757 ORE PERMISSIVE REGULATION BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF10
5858 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS PROVIDES A REASONABLE CHANCE FOR11
5959 HOMEOWNERS TO CONSTRUCT OR CONVERT AN ACCESSORY DWELLING12
6060 UNIT AND THEREBY INCREASE HOUSING SUPPLY , STABILIZE HOUSING13
6161 COSTS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO AFFORDABLE AND EQUITABLE HOME14
6262 OWNERSHIP TO ADEQUATELY MEET THE HOUSING NEEDS OF A GROWING15
6363 C
6464 OLORADO POPULATION;16
6565 (b) R
6666 ELATIVE TO DISPERSED, LOW-DENSITY DEVELOPMENT ,17
6767 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT CONVERSION HAS A MINIMAL IMPACT ON18
6868 WATER USAGE, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE DEMAND,19
6969 SB24-154-2- AND HOUSEHOLD ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS . ACCESSORY1
7070 DWELLING UNITS USE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ENERGY FOR HEATING AND2
7171 COOLING.3
7272 (c) C
7373 OMPARED TO A SINGLE -UNIT DETACHED DWELLING ,4
7474 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS USE TWENTY -TWO PERCENT LESS WATER ,5
7575 SMALL MULTIFAMILY HOMES SIXTY -THREE PERCENT LESS, AND LARGER6
7676 MULTIFAMILY HOMES EIGHTY -SIX PERCENT LESS BASED ON DATA FROM7
7777 D
7878 ENVER AND AURORA WATER USERS ANALYZED FOR THE COLORADO8
7979 WATER AND GROWTH DIALOGUE FINAL REPORT IN 2018;9
8080 (d) A
8181 CCESSORY DWELLING UNITS PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH OPTIONS10
8282 FOR INTERGENERATIONAL LIVING ARRANGEMENTS THAT ENABLE CHILD OR11
8383 ELDER CARE AND AGING IN PLACE;12
8484 (e) A
8585 CCESSORY DWELLING UNITS ARE OFTEN OCCUPIED AT LOW TO13
8686 NO RENT BY FAMILY MEMBERS , AND IF THEY ARE RENTED PRIVATELY ,14
8787 THEIR RENTS ARE RELATIVELY AFFORDABLE BECAUSE OF THEIR SMALL15
8888 SIZE;16
8989 (f) C
9090 ONVERTING EXISTING BUILDINGS IS MUCH MORE17
9191 COST-EFFECTIVE THAN NEW CONSTRUCTION ; AND18
9292 (g) T
9393 HE NUMBER OF CONVERSIONS THAT MIGHT BE ENCOURAGED19
9494 BY THIS PART 1 ALONE CANNOT SOLVE THE HOUSING CRISIS , BUT CAN20
9595 OFFER PROFOUND BENEFITS TO MANY FAMILIES ACROSS COLORADO.21
9696 (2) T
9797 HEREFORE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES THAT22
9898 INCREASING THE HOUSING SUPPLY THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION OR23
9999 CONVERSION OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS IS A MATTER OF MIXED24
100100 STATEWIDE AND LOCAL CONCERN .25
101101 29-35-102. Definitions. A
102102 S USED IN THIS PART 1, UNLESS THE26
103103 CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES :27
104104 SB24-154
105105 -3- (1) "ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT " MEANS AN INTERNAL ,1
106106 ATTACHED, OR DETACHED DWELLING UNIT THAT :2
107107 (a) P
108108 ROVIDES COMPLETE INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITIES FOR ONE3
109109 OR MORE INDIVIDUALS;4
110110 (b) I
111111 S LOCATED ON THE SAME LOT AS A PROPOSED OR EXISTING5
112112 OWNER-OCCUPIED RESIDENCE; AND6
113113 (c) I
114114 NCLUDES FACILITIES FOR LIVING, SLEEPING, EATING, COOKING,7
115115 AND SANITATION.8
116116 (2) (a) (I) "A
117117 DMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS " MEANS A9
118118 PROCESS:10
119119 (A) I
120120 N WHICH A DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION IS APPROVED ,11
121121 APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS , OR DENIED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT12
122122 ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF BASED SOLELY ON ITS COMPLIANCE WITH13
123123 OBJECTIVE STANDARDS SET FORTH IN ZONING OR OTHER LOCAL LAWS ; AND14
124124 (B) T
125125 HAT DOES NOT REQUIRE, AND CANNOT BE ELEVATED TO15
126126 REQUIRE, A PUBLIC HEARING, A RECOMMENDATION, OR A DECISION BY AN16
127127 ELECTED OR APPOINTED PUBLIC BODY , OR A HEARING OFFICER.17
128128 (II) N
129129 OTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY , AN18
130130 ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS MAY REQUIRE AN APPOINTED19
131131 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION TO MAKE A DECISION , OR TO MAKE20
132132 A RECOMMENDATION TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ,21
133133 REGARDING A DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION INVOLVING A HISTORIC22
134134 PROPERTY LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES , THE23
135135 C
136136 OLORADO STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES , OR DESIGNATED BY24
137137 THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT , PROVIDED THAT:25
138138 (A) T
139139 HE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A26
140140 CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT BY THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION27
141141 SB24-154
142142 -4- OFFICE; AND1
143143 (B) T
144144 HE DECISION OR RECOMMENDATION IS BASED ON STANDARDS2
145145 SET FORTH IN LOCAL LAW OR ESTABLISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE3
146146 INTERIOR OF THE UNITED STATES.4
147147 (b) A
148148 S USED IN THIS SUBSECTION (2), "OBJECTIVE STANDARD"5
149149 MEANS A STANDARD THAT :6
150150 (I) I
151151 S UNIFORMLY VERIFIABLE AND ASCERTAINABLE BY REFERENCE7
152152 TO AN AVAILABLE EXTERNAL OR UNIFORM BENCHMARK OR CRITERION BY8
153153 THE DEVELOPMENT APPLICANT OR PROPONENT AND THE PUBLIC BODY OR9
154154 OFFICIAL PRIOR TO THE DEVELOPMENT APPLICANT 'S OR PROPONENT'S10
155155 FILING OF A DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL ; AND11
156156 (II) D
157157 OES NOT REQUIRE THE DECISION-MAKER TO MAKE ONE OR12
158158 MORE SUBJECTIVE DETERMINATIONS CONCERNING A DEVELOPMENT13
159159 APPLICATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WHETHER THE14
160160 APPLICATION:15
161161 (A) I
162162 S CONSISTENT WITH LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS ;16
163163 (B) I
164164 S OR CAN BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE LAND USE OR17
165165 DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA SURROUNDING THE AREA DESCRIBED IN THE18
166166 APPLICATION;19
167167 (C) R
168168 EQUIRES INDIVIDUALIZED EVALUATIONS RELATING TO20
169169 MITIGATION OF IMPACTS; OR21
170170 (D) I
171171 S CONSISTENT WITH PUBLIC WELFARE , COMMUNITY, OR22
172172 NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER .23
173173 (3) "C
174174 ONVERSION" MEANS CHANGING THE FUNCTION OR USE OF AN24
175175 EXISTING BUILDING SO THAT THE ENTIRE BUILDING OR A PORTION OF THE25
176176 BUILDING IS AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT .26
177177 (4) "C
178178 OUNTY" MEANS A COUNTY , INCLUDING A HOME RULE27
179179 SB24-154
180180 -5- COUNTY BUT EXCLUDING A CITY AND COUNTY .1
181181 (5) "D
182182 WELLING UNIT" MEANS A SINGLE UNIT PROVIDING COMPLETE2
183183 INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITIES FOR ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS ,3
184184 INCLUDING PERMANENT FACILITIES FOR COOKING , EATING, LIVING,4
185185 SANITATION, AND SLEEPING.5
186186 (6) "E
187187 XEMPT PARCEL" MEANS A PARCEL THAT IS:6
188188 (a) N
189189 OT SERVED AND WILL NOT BE SERVED BY A DOMESTIC WATER7
190190 AND SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM , AS DEFINED IN SECTION 24-65.1-1048
191191 (5),
192192 OR OTHERWISE NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT THE WATER AND SEWAGE NEEDS9
193193 OF A CONVERTED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ;10
194194 (b) A
195195 HISTORIC PROPERTY THAT IS NOT WITHIN A HISTORIC11
196196 DISTRICT; OR12
197197 (c) I
198198 N A FLOODWAY OR IN A ONE HUNDRED YEAR FLOODPLAIN , AS13
199199 IDENTIFIED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY .14
200200 (7) "H
201201 ISTORIC DISTRICT" MEANS A DISTRICT ESTABLISHED BY15
202202 LOCAL LAW THAT MEETS THE DEFINITION OF "DISTRICT" SET FORTH IN 3616
203203 CFR
204204 60.3 (d).17
205205 (8) "H
206206 ISTORIC PROPERTY" MEANS A PROPERTY LISTED:18
207207 (a) O
208208 N THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ;19
209209 (b) O
210210 N THE COLORADO STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES ;20
211211 OR21
212212 (c) A
213213 S A CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE OR HISTORIC LANDMARK BY22
214214 A CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT , AS DEFINED IN SECTION 39-22-514.523
215215 (2)(b).24
216216 (9) "L
217217 OCAL LAW" MEANS ANY CODE, LAW, ORDINANCE, POLICY,25
218218 REGULATION, OR RULE ENACTED BY A COUNTY THAT GOVERNS THE26
219219 DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF LAND , INCLUDING LAND USE CODES, ZONING27
220220 SB24-154
221221 -6- CODES, AND SUBDIVISION CODES.1
222222 (10) (a) "O
223223 WNER-OCCUPIED RESIDENCE" MEANS A RESIDENCE2
224224 THAT IS OCCUPIED PRIMARILY FOR THE USE OF THE OWNER AND THE3
225225 OWNER'S DESIGNEES.4
226226 (b) "O
227227 WNER-OCCUPIED RESIDENCE" INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED5
228228 TO, AN OWNER-OCCUPIED PRIMARY RESIDENCE .6
229229 (11) "R
230230 ESTRICTIVE DESIGN OR DIMENSION STANDARD " MEANS A7
231231 STANDARD IN A LOCAL LAW THAT :8
232232 (a) R
233233 EQUIRES AN ARCHITECTURAL STYLE, BUILDING MATERIAL, OR9
234234 LANDSCAPING THAT IS MORE RESTRICTIVE FOR AN ACCESSORY DWELLING10
235235 UNIT THAN FOR A SINGLE-UNIT DETACHED DWELLING IN THE SAME ZONING11
236236 DISTRICT;12
237237 (b) D
238238 OES NOT ALLOW FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT SIZES13
239239 BETWEEN FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHT HUNDRED SQUARE FEET ;14
240240 (c) R
241241 EQUIRES SIDE OR REAR SETBACKS FOR AN ACCESSORY15
242242 DWELLING UNIT GREATER THAN THE SETBACKS REQUIRED FOR AN16
243243 ACCESSORY BUILDING IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICT , OR IF IT IS NOT17
244244 CLEARLY ESTABLISHED IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICT , IN THE CASE OF AN18
245245 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT WITH A SINGLE STORY , REQUIRES SIDE OR19
246246 REAR SETBACKS GREATER THAN FIVE FEET ;20
247247 (d) I
248248 S A MORE RESTRICTIVE MINIMUM LOT SIZE STANDARD FOR AN21
249249 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT THAN FOR A SINGLE -UNIT DETACHED22
250250 DWELLING IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICT ; OR23
251251 (e) A
252252 PPLIES MORE RESTRICTIVE AESTHETIC DESIGN OR24
253253 DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS THAT ARE25
254254 FACTORY-BUILT RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES , AS DEFINED IN SECTION26
255255 24-32-3302
256256 (10), THAN OTHER ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS .27
257257 SB24-154
258258 -7- (12) (a) "SHORT-TERM RENTAL" MEANS THE RENTAL OF A LODGING1
259259 UNIT FOR LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS . AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION (12),2
260260 "
261261 LODGING UNIT" MEANS ANY PROPERTY OR PORTION OF A PROPERTY THAT3
262262 IS AVAILABLE FOR LODGING; EXCEPT THAT THE TERM EXCLUDES A HOTEL4
263263 OR MOTEL UNIT.5
264264 (b) N
265265 OTWITHSTANDING SUBSECTION (12)(a) OF THIS SECTION, A6
266266 LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY APPLY ITS OWN DEFINITION OF "SHORT-TERM7
267267 RENTAL" FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PART 1.8
268268 (13) "S
269269 INGLE-UNIT DETACHED DWELLING " MEANS A DETACHED9
270270 BUILDING WITH A SINGLE DWELLING UNIT ON A SINGLE LOT .10
271271 (14) "S
272272 UBJECT JURISDICTION" MEANS THE UNINCORPORATED11
273273 PORTION OF A COUNTY THAT IS NOT WITHIN :12
274274 (a) A
275275 N ASSOCIATION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 38-33.3-103 (3); OR13
276276 (b) A
277277 N AREA IDENTIFIED AS HAVING A HIGH FIRE INTENSITY ON THE14
278278 FIRE INTENSITY SCALE PUBLISHED AS PART OF THE COLORADO STATE15
279279 FOREST SERVICE WILDFIRE RISK VIEWER.16
280280 29-35-103. Accessory dwelling unit requirements for a subject17
281281 jurisdiction. (1) O
282282 N OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2025, A SUBJECT18
283283 JURISDICTION SHALL ALLOW, SUBJECT TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL19
284284 PROCESS, THE CONVERSION OF AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT .20
285285 (2) A
286286 SUBJECT JURISDICTION SHALL NOT APPLY A RESTRICTIVE21
287287 DESIGN OR DIMENSION STANDARD TO AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT .22
288288 (3) N
289289 OTHING IN THIS SECTION PREVENTS A SUBJECT JURISDICTION23
290290 OR OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT FROM :24
291291 (a) A
292292 LLOWING THE CONSTRUCTION OR CONVERSION OF AN25
293293 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT THAT IS SMALLER THAN FIVE HUNDRED26
294294 SQUARE FEET OR GREATER THAN EIGHT HUNDRED SQUARE FEET , OR27
295295 SB24-154
296296 -8- RESTRICTING THE SIZE OF AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT SO THAT IT IS NO1
297297 LARGER THAN THE SIZE OF THE PRINCIPAL DWELLING UNIT ON THE SAME2
298298 LOT AS THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ;3
299299 (b) A
300300 LLOWING THE CONSTRUCTION OR CONVERSION OF MULTIPLE4
301301 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS ON THE SAME LOT ;5
302302 (c) A
303303 PPLYING A DESIGN OR DIMENSION STANDARD TO AN6
304304 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT THAT IS NOT A RESTRICTIVE DESIGN OR7
305305 DIMENSION STANDARD;8
306306 (d) A
307307 DOPTING OR ENFORCING A GENERALLY APPLICABLE9
308308 REQUIREMENT FOR:10
309309 (I) T
310310 HE PAYMENT OF AN IMPACT FEE OR OTHER SIMILAR11
311311 DEVELOPMENT CHARGE , PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-20-104.5; OR12
312312 (II) T
313313 HE MITIGATION OF IMPACTS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE13
314314 REQUIREMENTS OF PART 2 OF ARTICLE 20 OF THIS TITLE 29;14
315315 (e) E
316316 NACTING OR APPLYING A LOCAL LAW CONCERNING THE15
317317 SHORT-TERM RENTAL OF AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT OR ANY OTHER16
318318 DWELLING ON THE SAME LOT AS AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ;17
319319 (f) A
320320 PPLYING THE DESIGN STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES OF A18
321321 HISTORIC DISTRICT TO A LOT ON WHICH AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT IS19
322322 ALLOWED IN THAT HISTORIC DISTRICT , INCLUDING A STANDARD OR20
323323 PROCEDURE RELATED TO DEMOLITION ;21
324324 (g) A
325325 PPLYING AND ENFORCING A LOCALLY ADOPTED LIFE SAFETY22
326326 CODE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A BUILDING, FIRE, UTILITY, OR23
327327 STORMWATER CODE;24
328328 (h) A
329329 LLOWING THE CONSTRUCTION OF , OR ISSUING A PERMIT FOR25
330330 THE CONSTRUCTION OF, A SINGLE-UNIT DETACHED DWELLING IN AN AREA26
331331 ZONED FOR SINGLE-UNIT DETACHED DWELLINGS ; OR27
332332 SB24-154
333333 -9- (i) ENCOURAGING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESSORY DWELLING1
334334 UNITS THAT ARE, THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF LOCAL LAWS OR2
335335 PROGRAMS, MADE AFFORDABLE TO HOUSEHOLDS UNDER CERTAIN INCOME3
336336 LIMITS OR USED PRIMARILY TO HOUSE THE LOCAL WORKFORCE .4
337337 (4) T
338338 HIS SECTION ONLY APPLIES TO A PARCEL IN A SUBJECT5
339339 JURISDICTION THAT IS NOT AN EXEMPT PARCEL .6
340340 SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-46-104, amend7
341341 (1)(o) and (1)(p); and add (1)(q) as follows:8
342342 24-46-104. Powers and duties of commission - definitions -9
343343 repeal. (1) The commission has the following powers and duties:10
344344 (o) To oversee the Colorado office of film, television, and media11
345345 loan guarantee program pursuant to section 24-48.5-115 and the12
346346 performance-based incentive for film production in Colorado pursuant to13
347347 section 24-48.5-116; and
348348 14
349349 (p) To consult with the Colorado office of economic development15
350350 pursuant to section 24-48.5-117;
351351 AND16
352352 (q) (I) T
353353 O CONTRACT WITH THE COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE17
354354 AUTHORITY, CREATED IN PART 7 OF ARTICLE 4 OF TITLE 29, FOR THE18
355355 OPERATION OF A PROGRAM IN WHICH THE COLORADO HOUSING AND19
356356 FINANCE AUTHORITY OFFERS DIRECT LOANS FOR THE CONVERSION OF20
357357 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS ON OWNER -OCCUPIED LAND. 21
358358 (II) A
359359 S USED IN THIS SUBSECTION (1)(q), UNLESS THE CONTEXT22
360360 OTHERWISE REQUIRES:23
361361 (A) "A
362362 CCESSORY DWELLING UNIT " MEANS AN INTERNAL ,24
363363 ATTACHED, OR DETACHED DWELLING UNIT THAT PROVIDES COMPLETE25
364364 INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITIES FOR ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS , IS26
365365 LOCATED ON THE SAME LOT AS A PROPOSED OR EXISTING PRIMARY27
366366 SB24-154
367367 -10- RESIDENCE, AND INCLUDES FACILITIES FOR LIVING, SLEEPING, EATING,1
368368 COOKING, AND SANITATION.2
369369 (B) "C
370370 ONVERSION" MEANS CHANGING THE FUNCTION OR USE OF A3
371371 BUILDING SO THAT THE ENTIRE BUILDING OR A PORTION OF THE BUILDING4
372372 IS AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT.5
373373 (C) "O
374374 WNER-OCCUPIED LAND" MEANS LAND THAT IS OCCUPIED6
375375 PRIMARILY FOR THE USE OF THE OWNER AND THE OWNER 'S DESIGNEES.7
376376 SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act8
377377 takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the9
378378 ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except10
379379 that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V11
380380 of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this12
381381 act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take13
382382 effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in14
383383 November 2024 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the15
384384 official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.16
385385 SB24-154
386386 -11-