Zoning; by-right multifamily residential development.

Zoning; by-right multifamily development. Requires local zoning ordinances to permit, on any parcel with an existing tree canopy coverage of at less than 60 percent, located within a city or town having a population of more than 20,000 or within a designated metropolitan planning area, multifamily and mixed-use residential development as a by-right use on at least 75 percent of all land contained in commercial or business zoning district classifications, including any land contained in commercia…

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• RenterdirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Increases the availability of rental housing by requiring local zoning ordinances to permit multifamily and mixed-use residential development as a by-right use in certain commercial or business zoning districts.

  “Requires local zoning ordinances to permit, on any parcel with an existing tree canopy coverage of at less than 60 percent, located within a city or town having a population of more than 20,000 or within a designated metropolitan planning area, multifamily and mixed-use residential development as a by-right use on at least 75 percent of all land contained in commercial or business zoning district classifications”· Zoning; by-right multifamily development.

• HomeownerindirectModerate impactMedium certainty

  May affect property values and neighborhood character due to increased multifamily and mixed-use development in commercial or business zoning districts.

  “Requires local zoning ordinances to permit, on any parcel with an existing tree canopy coverage of at less than 60 percent, located within a city or town having a population of more than 20,000 or within a designated metropolitan planning area, multifamily and mixed-use residential development as a by-right use on at least 75 percent of all land contained in commercial or business zoning district classifications”· Zoning; by-right multifamily development.