AB 1751: Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act.

<p>The Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act authorizes developers to submit applications for townhome housing projects under a streamlined, ministerial approval process if they meet specific procedural and objective planning standards. Local agencies must consider these applications without discretionary review or hearings if the project complies with density requirements and parcel sizes of at least 600 square feet. The act defines "townhome" as a single-family dwelling up to three stories high that shares walls or air gaps with neighboring units, and "townhome development project" as housing projects entirely consisting of such townhomes meeting specified density criteria.</p> <p>Local agencies can disapprove these projects if they find specific adverse impacts on public health and safety without feasible mitigation methods. The act allows local agencies to adopt implementing ordinan…