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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

2021 Assembly BILL 603

October 8, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives Dallman, Armstrong, Dittrich, Kitchens, Moses and Born, cosponsored by Senator Feyen. Referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate.

AB603,1,2 An Act to create 238.137 of the statutes; relating to: a shovel-ready workforce housing development site program.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to implement a program under which it must certify residential real estate developments as shovel-ready. Under the bill, a site is eligible for certification if all of the following apply:

1. The site is zoned for residential development and has clear title.

2. The residential development, or prospective residential development, includes at least 20 new single-family dwelling units each of which is on a lot that is no larger than one-quarter acre or includes a multifamily dwelling that has at least 16 dwelling units with at least eight dwelling units per acre.