Certain municipalities permitted to extend zoning authority to unincorporated territory.

HF 1356 allows cities with over 100,000 residents (outside specific jurisdictions) to extend their zoning and subdivision regulations to unincorporated land within two miles of their boundaries, even in areas where counties or towns already have their own zoning rules. This directly affects large cities seeking to control development in surrounding rural areas and the unincorporated communities they would regulate. The bill amends existing law to remove restrictions preventing these cities from applying their rules to adjacent unincorporated territory, provided the area isn't already covered by county or town zoning. The key change enables larger municipalities to more uniformly manage growth and development patterns in their immediate vicinity.