Interim study to examine residential building codes and land development regulations and which specific codes may be cost prohibitive in the building of affordable and workforce housing

Summary

The resolution directs the Urban Affairs Committee to conduct an interim study of Nebraska’s residential building codes and land‑development regulations to find any provisions that make affordable and workforce housing more expensive. It will look at existing exceptions, possible new exemptions, unnecessary or excessive codes, cost‑benefit impacts, and the effect of city or state ordinances, then report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature. The goal is to identify ways to lower construction costs for housing that uses state housing funds.

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