An Act To Encourage the Redevelopment of Upper Floors of Buildings in Downtowns and on Main Streets

CONCEPT DRAFT SUMMARY

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

This bill proposes to enact measures to encourage municipalities to review and reassess municipal regulations that create barriers to redevelopment in downtowns and on main streets. As part of a review and reassessment, a municipality shall consider:

1. Assessing current community needs and environmental impacts of the regulations;

2. Lessening the impact of excessive parking requirements for buildings in downtowns and on main streets; and

3. Extending so-called grandfather provisions relating to the reuse of upper floors of buildings in downtowns and on main streets.