Scott Wiener
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 11
Author
The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use development within its boundaries that includes, among other things, a housing element. Existing law requires an attached housing development to be a permitted use, not subject to a conditional use permit, on any parcel zoned for multifamily housing if at least certain percentages of the units are available at affordable housing costs to very low income, lower income, and moderate-income households for at least 30 years and if the project meets specified conditions relating to location and being subject to a discretionary decision other than a conditional use permit. Existing law provides for various incentives intended to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable housing. This bill would authorize a local government to pass an ordinance, notwithstanding any local restrictions on adopting zoning ordinances, to zone any parcel for up to 10 units of residential density per parcel, at a height specified by the local government in the ordinance, if the parcel is located in a transit-rich area, a jobs-rich area, or an urban infill site, as those terms are defined. In this regard, the bill would require the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with the Office of Planning and Research, to determine jobs-rich areas and publish a map of those areas every 5 years, commencing January 1, 2022, based on specified criteria. The bill would specify that an ordinance adopted under these provisions is not a project for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act. This bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
August 20 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
August 18 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 3. Page 3797.) Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 3766.) (June 18).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Set for hearing June 18.
June 9 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing June 9.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3595.) (May 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
Set for hearing May 26.
March 31 hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing March 31.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 1.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB902 | HTML |
| 01/30/20 - Introduced | |
| 03/09/20 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/21/20 - Amended Senate |
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