HB 514
AN ACT relating to affordable housing developed on property owned by religious institutions.
In Plain Language
This bill lets religious institutions build affordable housing on their own land with simpler approval rules. If the project has fewer than 25 units and stays affordable for 10 years, it only needs basic planning review instead of going through standard procedures. Larger projects need a public meeting and commission approval, and all projects must follow local design standards.
Official summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define terms; allow religious institutions to develop affordable housing with only a ministerial submission to review by a planning unit for compliance with the provisions of the section if the development is on land owned by a religious institution, exclusively contains affordable housing for a period of 10 years, and contains fewer than 25 units; require compliance with design standards of the planning unit with the option to obtain a variance; require continuing compliance with the section; allow for religious institutions to propose an affordable housing development exceeding 25 units but require a public meeting and approval by the planning commission; allow the Kentucky Housing Corporation to provide technical and advisory resources to a religious developer.
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Latest action
to Local Government (H)
Feb 21, 2025
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