Provides the following are permitted uses that are approved without a hearing: (1) Single family dwellings and townhouses in residential zones. (2) An accessory dwelling unit within a single family dwelling. (3) Affordable housing on property purchased by a religious institution before January 1, 2025, in a residential or commercial zone. Provides that the following apply to a unit, if the unit does not adopt an ordinance to opt out: (1) Prohibits a unit from requiring more than a specified number of parking spaces for multi-family dwelling units, single family dwellings, or commercial space. (2) Prohibits a unit from regulating design elements of residential structures. (3) Requires a mixed use residential or multi-family residential development to be a permitted use in an area zoned for commercial use. (4) Prohibits a unit from imposing requirements on lot sizes, density, setbacks, and building bulk on certain lots or parcels. Allows residential buildings that have: (1) five or six floors, to have single stair, if certain requirements are satisfied; and (2) not more than six stories and 24 units, to have a passenger elevator larger than an elevator that accommodates a wheelchair. Adds requirements regarding the location of impact zones designated by a unit after June 30, 2026. Provides that after December 31, 2026, if a unit fails to update its zoning ordinance within one year after adopting or amending its comprehensive plan, the unit must approve a project that complies with the comprehensive plan or the zoning ordinance. After December 31, 2026, restricts a unit's ability to impose and increase fees related to building approvals and permits. Delays implementation of building permit increases to 180 days after publication of the ordinance. Beginning January 1, 2027, requires a unit to annually report to the Indiana housing and community development authority and legislative services agency regarding the number of housing proposals submitted to the unit, and approved or denied by the unit during the preceding year. Resolves conflicts for IC 36-2-4-8, which was amended by both P.L.22-2021 and P.L.152-2021.

Statutes affected:
Introduced House Bill (H): 36-2-4-8, 36-4-6-14, 36-5-2-10, 36-7-4-1109, 36-7-4-1109.4, 36-7-4-1311