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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 5335
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5335
8	6		February Session, 2024
	7	+	LCO No. 1983
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on HOUSING
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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12	19		AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF MIDDLE HOUSING.
13	20		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
14	21		Assembly convened:
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16	23		Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 8-1a of the general statutes is 1
17	24		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
18	25		1, 2024): 3
19	26		(b) As used in this chapter and section 2 of this act: 4
20	27		(1) "Accessory apartment" means a separate dwelling unit that (A) is 5
21	28		located on the same lot as a principal dwelling unit of greater square 6
22	29		footage, (B) has cooking facilities, and (C) complies with or is otherwise 7
23	30		exempt from any applicable building code, fire code and health and 8
24	31		safety regulations; 9
25	32		(2) "Affordable accessory apartment" means an accessory apartment 10
26	33		that is subject to binding recorded deeds which contain covenants or 11
27	34		restrictions that require such accessory apartment be sold or rented at, 12
28	35		or below, prices that will preserve the unit as housing for which, for a 13
29	36		period of not less than ten years, persons and families pay thirty per cent 14
30		-	or less of income, where such income is less than or equal to eighty per 15
31		-	cent of the median income; 16
32		-	(3) "As of right" or "as-of-right" means able to be approved in 17
33		-	accordance with the terms of a zoning regulation or regulations and 18 Substitute Bill No. 5335
	37	+	or less of income, where such income is less than or equal to eighty per 15 Raised Bill No. 5335
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40		-	without requiring that a public hearing be held, a variance, special 19
41		-	permit or special exception be granted or some other discretionary 20
42		-	zoning action be taken, other than a determination that a site plan is in 21
43		-	conformance with applicable zoning regulations; 22
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	43	+	cent of the median income; 16
	44	+	(3) "As of right" means able to be approved in accordance with the 17
	45	+	terms of a zoning regulation or regulations and without requiring that 18
	46	+	a public hearing be held, a variance, special permit or special exception 19
	47	+	be granted or some other discretionary zoning action be taken, other 20
	48	+	than a determination that a site plan is in conformance with applicable 21
	49	+	zoning regulations; 22
44	50		(4) "Cottage cluster" means a grouping of at least four detached 23
45	51		housing units, or live work units, per acre that are located around a 24
46	52		common open area; 25
47	53		(5) "Live work unit" means a building or a space within a building 26
48	54		used for both commercial and residential purposes by an individual 27
49	55		residing within such building or space; 28
50	56		[(5)] (6) "Middle housing" means duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, 29
51	57		cottage clusters and townhouses; 30
52	58		[(6)] (7) "Mixed-use development" means a development containing 31
53	59		both residential and nonresidential uses in any single building; and 32
54	60		[(7)] (8) "Townhouse" means a residential building constructed in a 33
55	61		grouping of three or more attached units, each of which shares at least 34
56	62		one common wall with an adjacent unit and has exterior walls on at least 35
57	63		two sides. 36
58	64		Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) Any zoning regulations 37
59	65		adopted pursuant to section 8-2 of the general statutes may allow for the 38
60		-	as-of-right development of middle housing on any lot that allows for 39
	66	+	as of right development of middle housing on any lot that allows for 39
61	67		residential use, commercial use or mixed-use development, provided 40
62	68		such lot is served by a public sewage and water system. 41
63	69		(b) Any municipality that adopts zoning regulations that allow for 42
64		-	the as-of-right development of middle housing as described in 43
	70	+	the as of right development of middle housing as described in 43
65	71		subsection (a) of this section shall be awarded one-quarter housing unit-44
66		-	equivalent point pursuant to subdivision (6) of subsection (l) of section 45
	72	+	equivalent point pursuant to subdivision (6) of subsection (l) of section 45 Raised Bill No. 5335
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67	78		8-30g of the general statutes, as amended by this act, for each dwelling 46
68	79		unit, as defined in section 47a-1 of the general statutes, for which a 47
69		-	certificate of occupancy has been issued by the municipality. 48 Substitute Bill No. 5335
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	80	+	certificate of occupancy has been issued by the municipality. 48
76	81		Sec. 3. Subdivision (6) of subsection (l) of section 8-30g of the general 49
77	82		statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 50
78	83		(Effective October 1, 2024): 51
79	84		(6) For the purposes of this subsection, housing unit-equivalent 52
80	85		points shall be determined by the commissioner as follows: (A) No 53
81	86		points shall be awarded for a unit unless its occupancy is restricted to 54
82	87		persons and families whose income is equal to or less than eighty per 55
83	88		cent of the median income, except that (i) unrestricted units in a set-56
84	89		aside development shall be awarded [one-fourth] one-quarter point 57
85	90		each; and (ii) dwelling units in middle housing developed as of right 58
86	91		pursuant to section 2 of this act shall be awarded one-quarter point each. 59
87	92		(B) Family units restricted to persons and families whose income is 60
88	93		equal to or less than eighty per cent of the median income shall be 61
89	94		awarded one point if an ownership unit and one and one-half points if 62
90	95		a rental unit. (C) Family units restricted to persons and families whose 63
91	96		income is equal to or less than sixty per cent of the median income shall 64
92	97		be awarded one and one-half points if an ownership unit and two points 65
93	98		if a rental unit. (D) Family units restricted to persons and families whose 66
94	99		income is equal to or less than forty per cent of the median income shall 67
95	100		be awarded two points if an ownership unit and two and one-half points 68
96	101		if a rental unit. (E) Elderly units restricted to persons and families whose 69
97	102		income is equal to or less than eighty per cent of the median income shall 70
98	103		be awarded one-half point. (F) A set-aside development containing 71
99	104		family units which are rental units shall be awarded additional points 72
100	105		equal to twenty-two per cent of the total points awarded to such 73
101	106		development, provided the application for such development was filed 74
102	107		with the commission prior to July 6, 1995. (G) A mobile manufactured 75
103	108		home in a resident-owned mobile manufactured home park shall be 76
104	109		awarded points as follows: One and one-half points when occupied by 77
105	110		persons and families with an income equal to or less than eighty per cent 78
106		-	of the median income; two points when occupied by persons and 79
107		-	families with an income equal to or less than sixty per cent of the median 80
108		-	income; and one-fourth point for the remaining units. 81 Substitute Bill No. 5335
	111	+	of the median income; two points when occupied by persons and 79 Raised Bill No. 5335
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	117	+	families with an income equal to or less than sixty per cent of the median 80
	118	+	income; and one-fourth point for the remaining units. 81
116	119		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
117	120		sections:
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119	122		Section 1 October 1, 2024 8-1a(b)
120	123		Sec. 2 October 1, 2024 New section
121	124		Sec. 3 October 1, 2024 8-30g(l)(6)
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123		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
124		-	In Section 1(b)(3), "or as-of-right" was added for clarity.
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126		-	HSG Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
	126	+	Statement of Purpose:
	127	+	To provide municipalities with one-quarter housing unit-equivalent
	128	+	point for each middle housing unit developed as of right.
	129	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	130	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	131	+	underlined.]
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