Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a resolution that requires the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study and report on the Municipalities Planning Code's performance and effectiveness in Pennsylvania.

Highlights:

• Requires the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study of and issue a report on the effectiveness and performance of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, including an examination of (Sec. 1):

• Its impact on housing affordability and local economic development;

• Associated costs imposed on municipalities and the state;

• The planning and zoning statues of similarly situated peer states;

• Topics and issues that should be considered by the legislature in updating the code;

• The impacts, strengths, and limitations of traditional zoning practices under the code; and

• Incremental reforms to zoning that could improve outcomes.

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