Affordable housing; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties.
What changed between versions
Added a new section allowing tax-exempt religious and nonprofit organizations to develop affordable housing by right, provided the property has been owned for five years and at least 60% of units are affordable.
Modified the requirements for affordable housing projects to mandate that 60% of units be affordable to households at 80% or less of the area median income, with affordability preserved for 30 years.
Added new provisions requiring Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments and incorporating national standards for solar panel and battery technologies.
Updated the definition of 'Subdivision' to clarify exceptions for boundary line agreements and partition suits, and added definitions for 'Mixed use development' and 'Working waterfront development area'.
Added specific penalties for violations related to the number of unrelated persons in single-family dwellings and clarified that fines do not accrue during legal actions to eliminate overcrowding.
Added a new exemption preventing the affordable housing provisions from applying to parcels located within Air Installation Compatible Use Zones near military air installations.
Set the effective date of the act to September 1, 2026, and included a grandfather clause for permits approved prior to that date.
Corrected formatting inconsistencies in section headers and citation numbers throughout the bill text.