LCO No. 1610 1 of 1
General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6110
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 1610
Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
REP. MENAPACE, 37th Dist.
AN ACT PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR CONVERSION OF
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS TO MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to provide incentives for 1
developers to convert commercial buildings to mixed -use 2
developments, with such incentives to include, but not be limited to: (1) 3
Waiving parking requirements for such conversion in transit-oriented 4
development zones, (2) allowing phased compliance and alternative 5
paths for meeting energy standards for older construction and 6
expediting environmental review for such conversion, (3) offering 7
guidance to municipalities on such conversion, and (4) requiring that 8
each such conversion be included in the calculation of the threshold for 9
exemption from the affordable housing appeals procedure. 10
Statement of Purpose:
To provide incentives for developers to convert commercial buildings
to mixed-use developments.