This bill deals with regulation of certain land uses in residential zones located in counties of the first, second, and third class.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- provides that a person may make a request to a county of the first, second, or third class, or a municipality located in a county of the first, second, or third class, in regard to a proposed land use that conforms with a preferred land use regulation;
- requires the municipality or county to determine if a request conforms with a preferred land use regulation and provide notice of the determination to the applicant;
- authorizes a planning commission or legislative body to deny a request, under certain conditions, that conforms with a preferred land use regulation;
- provides that if a planning commission or legislative body does not deny a request that conforms with a preferred land use regulation within 45 days, the request becomes a permitted use;
- provides that a person has two years from the day on which a request becomes permitted to submit a complete application; and
- provides that, after a request is denied, a person may make a subsequent request made within four years of the denial but the subsequent request requires the legislative body to expressly approve the request for the request to become a permitted use.