CONCEPT DRAFT

SUMMARY

This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.

This bill proposes to amend the current law governing rate of growth ordinances:

1. To require a town to demonstrate the need for a growth cap prior to adopting a rate of growth ordinance;

2. To establish a 3-year sunset for a rate of growth ordinance in a municipality; and

3. To require that growth areas identified in an approved comprehensive plan be exempt from the growth cap.