Overview
- The Maryland Transit & Housing Opportunity Act seeks to unlock more than 300 acres of state-owned land near stations, eliminate some parking minimums, expand state authority on those sites, and offer tax credits and loans for mixed-use, transit-oriented projects.
- State projections from Moore’s office and MDOT estimate the transit land plan could support over 7,000 homes and roughly $1.4 billion in revenue, with private-sector financing expected for new housing and economic development.
- The Starter and Silver Homes Act would legalize smaller single-family homes on smaller lots and allow more townhouses in residential areas statewide to expand options for first-time buyers and seniors.
- The Housing Certainty Act, sponsored by Sen. Malcolm Augustine and Del. Dylan Behler, proposes five-year early vesting at permit application and targets delays and impact-fee processes that can add costs and uncertainty for builders.
- County officials are preparing to push their own BAMBY package as local governments raise concerns about state encroachment on zoning, even as state reports cite a large affordability gap and long-run needs for hundreds of thousands of additional homes.