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1/22/2024
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Media Advisory: Municipal Government and Housing Committee to meet Thursday
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STATE HOUSE – The House Committee on Municipal Government and Housing will meet this Thursday to hear seven bills related to zoning standards for accessory dwelling units, new construction, and property tax exemptions and credits.
The committee is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Jan. 25, at the rise of the House sometime after 4:30 p.m. in Room 101 on the first floor of the State House. The bills to be heard include:
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2024-H 7062 — This bill, introduced by Rep. June S. Speakman (D-Dist. 68, Warren, Bristol), would amend several sections of state zoning law to provide uniform zoning standards for ADUs with the aim of making it easier for homeowners to construct one on their property. The Rhode Island School of Design and AARP will also be presenting student projects from an ADU competition at 3 p.m. in the State Library on the second floor of the State House.
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2024-H 7063 — This bill, introduced by Rep. Tina Spears (D-Dist. 36, Charlestown, New Shoreham, South Kingstown, Westerly), would mandate that all new construction of low- and moderate-income housing be built with universal accessibility design standards to provide greater accessibility for those with disabilities.
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2024-H 4108 — This bill, introduced Rep. Grace Diaz (D-Dist. 11, Providence), would prohibit waste services companies from emptying dumpsters located within 100 feet of a dwelling unit between the hours of 10 p.m. and 8 a.m.
Written testimony must be submitted to the committee clerk, Dawn Huntley, at HouseMunicipalGovernmentandHousing@rilegislature.gov. Testimony must include your name, the bill number, and your viewpoint, whether for, against, or neither. Sign-up sheets for in-person testimony will be available in the hearing room.
The meeting will be televised live by Capitol Television, which can be seen on Cox channel 61, on i3Broadband channel 15 and on Verizon channel 34. It will be live streamed at capitoltvri.cablecast.tv.
For more information, contact:
Tristan Grau, Publicist
State House Room B20
Providence, RI 02903
401.222.4935
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