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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2023 - 2024
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | February 16, 2024 02:47 PM |
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| From: | Representative Joshua Siegel and Rep. Manuel Guzman, Jr., Rep. Tarik Khan |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Multi-Family Housing in Areas Zoned for Office Space |
| Many buildings that are zoned for office space are sitting empty or are being drastically underutilized. Most of the time, this is because this area of the municipality is zoned for office space or commercial use and businesses do not need as much office space due to teleworking. If we allow these buildings to be a multi-use dwelling, then we can free up existing underused space and make it productive. Often, these spaces already have parking, accessibility, and other infrastructure that can be easily adapted for residential use. My legislation would revise zoning laws to allow multi-family housing and mixed-use development in urban areas zoned for office, retail and parking with existing water and sewer systems. Based on a recently enacted Montana bill, by thinking outside the box, we can help provide options that can help alleviate the housing crisis. This is a simple solution in encouraging developers to redevelop buildings into a multi-use dwelling and grow the amount of housing stock in Pennsylvania. I hope that you will join me in supporting this important legislation to increase housing in the Commonwealth. |
Introduced as HB1976