While some municipalities may have reservations about relinquishing control over the units, HB 1813 strikes a balance by allowing local governments to implement reasonable regulations, provided those regulations do not effectively prohibit construction. For example, Chicago could still regulate the size of additional dwelling units, but they would no longer be limited to the five small pilot areas where the city now allows their construction.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.