SB 1239
An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, further providing for ordinance provisions.
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Bill overview
This bill amends Pennsylvania’s Municipalities Planning Code to modify zoning ordinances. Specifically, it relaxes certain restrictions on developments, particularly multifamily, mixed-use, and adaptive reuse projects. It allows for greater flexibility in density, height, setbacks, and parking requirements when these developments include restricted-affordable or deeply-affordable dwelling units. The changes aim to encourage the creation of more diverse housing options.
Key provisions
- Allows for development approval even if a municipality’s water and sewer systems have issued ‘will-serve’ letters.
- Reduces or eliminates density restrictions, height limits, and setback requirements for certain affordable housing developments.
- Permits multifamily, mixed-use, and adaptive reuse developments to exceed standard parking requirements under specific circumstances.
- Defines key terms related to affordable housing and development types, such as ‘adaptive reuse,’ ‘restricted-affordable dwelling unit,’ and ‘restricted-deeply-affordable dwelling unit.’
- Clarifies that the act does not preempt existing construction codes.
- Specifies that adaptive reuse developments must retain at least two exterior walls of an existing building.
- Establishes that mixed-use developments must have nonresidential uses representing less than 50% of the total square footage.
- Defines a ‘multifamily development’ as a building with at least five dwelling units sharing a common separation.
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David Argall
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