AN ACT PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR CONVERSION OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS TO MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS.

HB 6110 provides financial and regulatory incentives to encourage developers to convert vacant or underused commercial buildings into mixed-use developments (combining residential, retail, or office spaces). It directly affects developers and municipalities by waiving parking requirements in transit-oriented zones, allowing phased energy compliance for older buildings, expediting environmental reviews, and offering municipal guidance on conversions. The bill also requires that such conversions count toward the affordable housing threshold, impacting appeals procedures for housing projects. These provisions aim to revitalize commercial areas while promoting denser, transit-accessible development.