Summary as Introduced
Amends the Economic Development Project Area Tax Increment Allocation Act of 1995. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Staff Analysis
Senate Floor Amendment 1 to SB 640 (Senator Hunter, D-Chicago) would make significant zoning and density changes affecting counties and municipalities. The amendment limits minimum lot size requirements for detached single-family homes and establishes statewide requirements allowing increased residential density on lots based on parcel size, including up to six dwelling units on certain residential lots. The proposal also requires local governments to allow certain conversions of existing residential structures into “middle housing” types and restricts local governments from imposing standards on middle housing that are more restrictive than those applied to detached single-family homes. The amendment further limits local parking mandates and discretionary review processes and contains a home rule preemption.