LGC 1.12 - Duplex Act - Passed

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Duplex Act

Section 1

This legislation shall apply to every city in Lincoln with a population exceeding 50,000 per the most recent available census at the time of writing.

Section 2

a. Each city shall report a number to the Department of Health and Human Services within one month
    of the signing of this legislation
        i. Such number shall be the number of acres within that city’s limits that are zoned exclusively
        for single-family housing on May 28, 2021 and shall be referred to as the Single-Family Cap
        (STC)

Section 3

a. The number of acres zoned exclusively for single-family housing in any city shall never exceed that
    city’s SFC starting two months after the signing of this legislation.
b. At the start of 2023, each city’s SFC shall be reduced by 15%.
c. At the start of 2025, each city’s SFC shall be reduced by 15%.

Sponsor: AGA
Occupying: Slot 3 of 14

Sponsor, please advocate for your bill.

[AGA]

As many you of probably know, single-family zoning has protected the fortunes of wealthy homeowners by artificially increasing the cost of housing. This legislation would limit the amount of single-family zoning cities could have, allowing more multifamily housing to be built so that the cost of housing decreases. This is quite a modest proposal, in my opinion, since it still allows 70% of a city’s single-family zoning to remain. The lifting of zoning restrictions won’t stop single-family housing from being built; it would just cease making it mandatory. Please let me know your thoughts and whether you would like any amendments to be considered.

[AGA]

Well, that was some feisty debate. I suppose that we should move to a final vote now.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Is there objection to starting a final vote?

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Vote is beginning.

Aye

[AGA]

Aye

[Never Made it to Graceland]

Aye

[JoeInator]

Aye

[SN2903]

Aye

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

This is passed 5-0

[KaiserDave]

Sounds common sense to me.