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over HF XXXX and HF XXXX. <br />Who represents me? <br />Key Points to Include in Your Letter/Email: <br />• These bills (HF XXXX-1 and HF XXXX-2 — not yet introduced) primarily allow various types of <br />multi -unit housing to be built by right without discretionary review processes. It would require <br />cities to allow between 2-6 (or more if certain conditions are met) residential units on each lot <br />regardless of size and other local factors like infrastructure capacity, public safety and <br />emergency responder access, and other public health and safety concerns. Local authority <br />would be limited to issuing permits that meet certain rigid descriptions with no ability for public <br />hearings, council approval, or for additional conditions to be applied. <br />• Allowing building up to multi -family dwellings to potentially be up to up to 150' in height in large <br />areas of a city is not a reasonable change. Buildings of that size and density of that magnitude <br />carry a host of fire, water, sewer, emergency response, stormwater, and neighborhood impacts. <br />These bills would not only allow those to be built by right, but would prohibit any form of public <br />hearing or council decision on the matter, even for residents directly affected. <br />• Local government responsibilities for a wide range of other issues are not addressed, including <br />fire and emergency services access, capacity and equipment, environmental review, <br />infrastructure capacity, stormwater management, state wetland and shoreland regulations, <br />non -conforming lots, blighted areas, potential nuisance situations, direct impact on neighboring <br />properties through watershed and solar access. issues, and other issues. <br />• These bills completely eliminate any form of public ability to petition government to address <br />their concerns regarding certain development that materially impacts their property and <br />provide no way for residents to seek recourse and make their voice heard before their local <br />elected officials. <br />