An Act Concerning Mixed-Income and Transit-Oriented Housing Production

Be it enacted by the Connecticut General Assembly that municipalities shall provide an expedited local review process for mixed-income residential developments and transit-oriented developments located within one-half mile of existing passenger rail stations or major bus corridors, provided such developments meet baseline state standards for infrastructure, environmental compliance, and public safety; that the Department of Housing shall establish a voluntary municipal incentive program awarding planning grants and priority consideration for certain state housing and infrastructure funds to towns that adopt zoning changes allowing additional multifamily housing capacity or achieve measurable increases in deed-restricted affordable units; and that nothing in this act shall eliminate local site-plan authority, except that qualifying applications meeting local and state requirements shall be acted upon within defined timelines set by regulation.