No. CS/CS/SB 48
Filed under Development & Land Use.
Housing; Defining the term “primary dwelling unit”; requiring local governments to adopt, by a specified date, an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units to be approved in certain areas; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to evaluate the efficacy of using mezzanine finance and the potential of tiny homes for specified purposes, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDLocal governments must allow accessory dwelling units in single-family zones by December 1, 2026, without requiring public hearings or discretionary permits.
Localities may not prohibit renting these units for terms of one month or longer, nor require the property owner to live in the main house.
Property owners cannot lose their homestead tax exemption solely because they rent out an accessory dwelling unit on their land.
Local governments may now offer density bonuses to landowners who donate property for housing affordable to military families.
AILocal governments must adopt an ordinance allowing accessory dwelling units in single-family zones by December 1, 2026.
AILocal governments may not prohibit renting, require owner occupancy, or impose discretionary review for accessory dwelling units.
AIProperty owners cannot lose their homestead exemption solely because their property contains a rented accessory dwelling unit.
AIAccessory dwelling units providing affordable rental housing count toward a local government's comprehensive plan housing element.
AILocal governments may grant density bonuses to landowners donating property for affordable housing, including housing affordable for military families.
AIOPPAGA must evaluate mezzanine finance and tiny homes for affordable housing and report findings to the legislature by December 31, 2027.