SB 717

Transit-oriented housing overlay districts; report. Requires certain localities to establish one or more transit-oriented housing overlay districts covering qualifying areas, as defined in the bill, within its boundaries. The bill provides that within such overlay district, the locality shall permit, by right, the construction of up to 10 dwelling units per lot, notwithstanding any ordinance limiting density to single-family detached housing. The bill further provides that applications for such housing development shall be approved ministerially by the zoning administrator or other designated official within 60 days of the submission of a complete application and that no public hearing is required for approval. The bill allows certain areas within a locality to be excluded from its provisions and sunsets on July 1, 2030.