Housing developments: ordinances, policies, and standards.
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Overview
This bill aims to streamline the approval process for housing developments in California by limiting local agencies’ ability to reject or impose conditions that make projects infeasible. It clarifies that local agencies can only disapprove projects based on specific public health and safety concerns, or compliance with state or federal law, and requires them to base their decisions on objective, quantifiable standards. The bill also emphasizes the importance of accommodating the state’s housing needs and encourages development away from agricultural lands.
Key provisions
- Defines ‘ordinances, policies, and standards’ to include various local planning and zoning regulations.
- Limits local agencies’ ability to disapprove housing projects based on zoning or general plan inconsistencies unless specific public health or safety concerns exist.
- Requires local agencies to base disapproval decisions on objective, quantifiable standards.
- Provides a ‘builder’s remedy’ exception, allowing projects to meet density requirements even if they deviate from local standards.
- Includes findings emphasizing the state’s housing crisis and the need to address it.
- Clarifies that changes to zoning or general plans after an application is deemed complete do not invalidate approvals.
- Addresses density bonus requirements for projects that include affordable housing units.
- Establishes a process for determining project completeness and addressing incomplete applications.
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