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Zoning Bulletin June 15, 2018 I Volume 12 I Issue 12 <br />Zoning News from Around the <br />Nation <br />CALIFORNIA <br />The state Senate is considering Senate Bill 828, which would "set <br />more aggressive targets for local governments" with regard to <br />periodically -set goals for low-income and market -rate housing. <br />Source: The Mercury News; www.mercurvnews.com <br />CONNECTICUT <br />The state House of Representatives voted in April to approve an <br />affordable -housing bill that would require "two dozen Connecticut <br />communities to end their prohibition on multi -family housing." Cur- <br />rently, "only 20 of Connecticut's 169 cities and towns allow multi- <br />family housing, which is defined as three or more units, as a right under <br />their zoning regulations, two dozen bar it and the rest allow housing of <br />three or more units by special permit." The bill requires zoning regula- <br />tions to "provide for a variety of housing development opportunities to <br />meet local and regional needs." The bill heads to the state Senate for <br />consideration. <br />Source: The CT Mirror; https://ctmirror.org <br />ILLINOIS <br />The state House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill— <br />HB4711, which reportedly "codifies appellate court precedence" to <br />exempt from any legal zoning complaint between neighbors, the local <br />unit of government that enacted the relevant zoning code. The bill now <br />heads to the state Senate for consideration. <br />Source: DuPage Policy Journal; httvs://dunpvolicvioumal.com <br />MARYLAND <br />The Montgomery County Council has approved standards for install- <br />ing small cell antennas in commercial and industrial areas. Under the <br />new standards, new small cell antennas can be installed on existing <br />utility poles and streetlights in mixed -use, commercial and industrial <br />zones. The new standards also lessen setback requirements and lower <br />the height limit for buildings where antennas can be installed in those <br />zoning districts. Reportedly, "county officials remain concerned future <br />state or federal regulations could preempt the new zoning regulations." <br />Source: Bethesda Magazine; www. bethesdama'azine.com <br />©2018 Thomson Reuters 11 <br />