PRINTER'S NO. 2511
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1976
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY SIEGEL, KHAN, KINSEY, HANBIDGE, MAYES, MADDEN,
SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS, SHUSTERMAN, HOHENSTEIN, N. NELSON,
PIELLI, GUZMAN, MADSEN, WEBSTER, OTTEN, KRAJEWSKI, GREEN,
CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, CERRATO, ISAACSON AND POWELL,
JANUARY 31, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,
JANUARY 31, 2024
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), entitled
"An act to empower cities of the second class A, and third
class, boroughs, incorporated towns, townships of the first
and second classes including those within a county of the
second class and counties of the second through eighth
classes, individually or jointly, to plan their development
and to govern the same by zoning, subdivision and land
development ordinances, planned residential development and
other ordinances, by official maps, by the reservation of
certain land for future public purpose and by the acquisition
of such land; to promote the conservation of energy through
the use of planning practices and to promote the effective
utilization of renewable energy sources; providing for the
establishment of planning commissions, planning departments,
planning committees and zoning hearing boards, authorizing
them to charge fees, make inspections and hold public
hearings; providing for mediation; providing for transferable
development rights; providing for appropriations, appeals to
courts and penalties for violations; and repealing acts and
parts of acts," in zoning, further providing for ordinance
provisions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 603 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805,
No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code,
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is amended by adding subsections to read:
Section 603. Ordinance Provisions.--* * *
(m) In a municipality with a population over 5,000 as of the
most recent census, the municipality shall allow as a permitted
use multiple-unit dwellings and mixed-use developments that
include multiple-unit dwellings on a parcel or lot that:
(1) has a will-serve letter from both a municipal water
system and a municipal sewer system; and
(2) is located in a commercial zone.
(n) Zoning regulations in municipalities meeting the
requirements of subsection (m) may not include a requirement to
provide more than:
(1) one off-street parking space for each unit and
accessible parking spaces as required by the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-336, 104 Stat. 327) ;
or
(2) an equivalent number of spaces required under
paragraph (1) provided through a shared parking agreement.
(o) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Mixed-use development." A development consisting of
residential and nonresidential usage in which the nonresidential
usage is less than 50% of the total square footage of the
development and is limited to the first-floor buildings that are
two or more stories.
"Multiple-unit dwelling." A building designed for five or
more dwelling units in which the dwelling units share a common
separation like a ceiling or wall and in which access cannot be
gained between units through an internal doorway, excluding
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common hallways.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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