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• Require an administrative approval process with no more than one public meeting (not a <br />hearing). <br />Transforming Main Street Act <br />HF 2018 (Rep. Liish Kozlowski, DFL-Duluth) / SF 2286 (Sen. Doron Clark, DFL-Minneapolis) <br />The proposals were heard by the Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention Committee on <br />March 11, and in the House Housing Finance and Policy Committee on March 12. <br />The proposals would: <br />• Require all cities to permit multifamily and mixed -use development in any commercial <br />zoning district, except for heavy industrial zones. <br />• Allow cities to require that developments authorized in the bill include commercial use on <br />the ground floor but only if the development is replacing existing commercial or industrial <br />structures. <br />• Limit city review of projects under 300 units, prohibiting consideration of traffic, noise, or <br />nuisance concerns. <br />• Require first-class cities, St. Cloud, and all metro -area cities to allow multifamily buildings <br />up to 75 feet tall in commercial districts. <br />• Prohibit cities from requiring egress, durability, or energy efficiency standards, and limits <br />any setback and lot coverage requirements beyond those required for commercial buildings. <br />• Eliminate parking minimums for all new developments. <br />• Require developments to comply with city requirements regarding adequacy of existing <br />public infrastructure and other health, safety, and general welfare standards. <br />• Require cities to award density bonuses for affordable housing. <br />• Mandate an administrative review process with no more than one public meeting (not <br />hearing). <br />Preemption of municipal design standards <br />HF 2013 (Rep_Jim Nash, R-Waconia) <br />This proposal was heard by the House Housing Finance and Policy Committee on March 11. <br />Note: A delete everything amendment limiting the scope of the bill was offered by Rep. Nash <br />and adopted during the committee hearing. <br />The bill would: <br />• Prohibit all cities from imposing construction material or method requirements on <br />residential developments with four or fewer units. This includes restrictions on architectural <br />elements, building egress, durability, energy efficiency, and light access — unless required <br />by the State Building Code <br />• Exempt historic districts from the requirement and allows cities to require an egress point <br />on the street -facing side of the structure. <br />• Ban interim ordinances related to aesthetic mandates <br />57 <br />