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July 10, 2016 1 Volume 10 1 Issue 13 Zoning Bulletin <br /> Changes under consideration include one that would"allow owners of <br /> all single-family homes to build small accessory dwelling units—also <br /> known as granny or in-law apartments—subject to the safety protec- <br /> tions embedded in local building codes." The draft zoning reform bill <br /> would also allow towns "the option of enacting inclusionary zoning <br /> rules, which require developers of large real estate projects to sell or <br /> rent some units at below-market rates." In an effort to promote more <br /> housing, "it would also extend the duration of building permits, nudge <br /> towns to designate at least some areas where multifamily housing j <br /> would be allowed by right, and promote better master planning." It <br /> would also allow towns "to charge builders for the impact of new <br /> homes on public infrastructure." <br /> i <br /> Source: The Boston Globe;www.bostonglobe.coni <br /> OHIO r <br /> The Ohio General Assembly has approved an agritourism bill—SB <br /> 75. The bill now awaits the Governor's signature before becoming law. <br /> Among other things, the legislation addresses local zoning authority <br /> for "farms" that provide "agritourism" activities. The legislation <br /> "expands Ohio's `agricultural exemption' from local zoning to include <br /> agritourism activities. The `agricultural exemption' limits the ability of <br /> townships and counties to use zoning to prohibit or regulate certain ag- <br /> ricultural land uses in any zoning district.Under the new law, agritour- <br /> ism becomes part of the agricultural exemption and is an agricultural <br /> land use that zoning officials cannot prohibit by way of zoning." The <br /> legislation does, however, allow municipalities to "regulate some fac- <br /> tors related to agritourism land uses if the regulations are necessary to <br /> protect public health and safety"—including regulation of structure <br /> size, setbacks,parking area size, and egress or ingress to a parcel. <br /> Source: Ohio's Counti))Journal; http://ocj.coni <br /> TENNESSEE <br /> Nashville's Metro Council has advanced an ordinance that would <br /> create a new local zoning requirement for gas companies to build <br /> compressor stations in the city. The ordinance would restrict future gas <br /> compressors to only industrial-zoned districts in the future.Reportedly, <br /> if the ordinance passes the council on its final reading,Tennessee's Air <br /> Pollution Control Board would have to adopt the zoning requirement <br /> into its state implementation plan for it to become a new requirement <br /> for gas companies. Questions have also been raised as to federal <br /> preemption issues if the state does not adopt the ordinance into its <br /> regulatory plan for Nashville. <br /> Source: The Tennessean <br /> 12 ©2016 Thomson Reuters <br />