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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2023 - 2024
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | February 16, 2024 01:49 PM |
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| From: | Representative Joshua Siegel and Rep. Tarik Khan |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Duplex, Triplex and Quadplex Housing in Single-Family Designated Areas |
| A real estate agent or a renter will tell you that housing options are limited and expensive at this time. If the number of available homes continues to stagnate, the price of those homes will continue to increase dramatically. The longer we wait to take action, the more Pennsylvanians will pay in mortgages and rent. We must take proactive steps in addressing the current housing crisis. Helping to create more affordable housing in the Commonwealth will require making use of certain areas that are not currently zoned for certain multi-family dwellings. Our legislation would revise the Municipalities Planning Code to require cities, boroughs, towns and townships with more than 5,000 in population to permit the use of duplex, triplex and fourplex housing in areas currently zoned for single-family residences only. This would increase the number of multi-family residential units available in Pennsylvania. Housing needs can only be met when we are able to increase the supply to meet the demands of the housing marketplace. This not only grows the number of available residences, but helps to even out or possibly decrease housing costs for Pennsylvania families across the board. Every Pennsylvanian deserves a safe, decent home for themselves and their families. We hope that you will join us in promoting the adoption of zoning to permit the construction of multi-family residential units in these additional areas. |
Introduced as HB2045