Housing elements: prohousing designation.
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Overview
This bill changes how California’s Department of Housing (HCD) designates cities and counties as ‘prohousing,’ which means they are more likely to receive state funding for housing projects. It replaces emergency regulations with permanent regulations and establishes criteria for these designations, focusing on policies that encourage housing development. Specifically, it defines ‘small rural jurisdictions’ and outlines how HCD will evaluate their housing elements, offering potential incentives for compliance. The bill also includes provisions to protect small rural jurisdictions from needing to repeatedly renew their prohousing designation.
Key provisions
- HCD will use permanent regulations to designate prohousing jurisdictions instead of emergency regulations.
- Small rural jurisdictions (population under 25,000 for cities, 200,000 for counties) will be evaluated when determining prohousing status, starting with the 7th housing element cycle.
- Small rural jurisdictions with compliant housing elements will not need to renew their prohousing designation for at least four years.
- The bill defines ‘prohousing local policies’ including financial incentives, reduced parking requirements, and zoning changes.
- It includes provisions for safe parking and camping programs as examples of prohousing local policies.
- It establishes a process for evaluating small rural jurisdictions’ housing elements.
- The bill incorporates amendments from Senate Bill 262, contingent on both bills being enacted and this bill being enacted last.
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