LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 31, 2026) – The issue of creating more housing in Michigan was getting some static in Lansing.
Last month, a bipartisan package of nine bills was introduced in the state House which would cap lot sizes in metro areas at 2,500 square feet, cap minimum dwelling size requirements in metro areas at 500 square feet, and cap mandatory parking requirements at no more than one space per dwelling unit. The legislation would also permit duplexes in single-family residential zones within or adjacent to metro areas.
This had drawn the ire of local government groups such as the Michigan Townships Association, the Michigan Municipal League, and a grassroots group calling itself Hands Off My Hometown, claiming that this package would erode local control, decrease home values, and impose state mandates.
Second-term Democratic Representative Joey Andrews of St. Joseph had an issue with that.
The package had initially been referred to the House Committee on Regulatory Reform, but has since been moved to the Committee on Government Operations, where its fate may be sealed, according to House Speaker Pro Tem Rachelle Smit, a Shelbyville Republican.
State lawmakers are on a two-week break for the Easter and Passover religious holidays
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