Laura Friedman
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 44
Author
The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for its physical development, and the development of certain lands outside its boundaries, that includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. Existing law also authorizes the legislative body of a city or a county to adopt ordinances establishing requirements for parking. When an entity receiving parking is not using that parking to meet public automobile parking requirements, this bill would require a local agency, as defined, to allow entities with underutilized parking to share their underutilized parking with the public, local agencies, or other entities, if those entities submit a shared parking agreement, as defined, to the local agency, and information identifying the benefits of the proposed shared parking agreement. The bill would require a local agency to allow parking spaces identified in a shared parking agreement to count toward meeting automobile parking requirements for a new or existing development or use, including, but not limited to, shared parking in underutilized spaces and in parking lots and garages that will be constructed as part of the development or developments when specified conditions regarding the distance between the entities that will share the parking are met. The bill would require a local agency to approve the shared parking agreement if it includes, among other things, a parking analysis using peer-reviewed methodologies developed by a professional planning association, as specified. The bill would require a local agency to decide whether to approve or deny the shared parking agreement and determine how many parking spaces can be reasonably shared between uses to fulfill parking requirements if the shared parking agreement does not include this parking analysis. If the local agency is required to decide whether to approve or deny an agreement for specified developments under these provisions, the bill would require the local agency to notify all property owners within 300 feet of the shared parking spaces of the proposed agreement and to hold a public meeting if it receives a request to do so within 14 days of notifying property owners, as provided. The bill would specify that these notification and public meeting requirements would not apply to local agencies that enact an ordinance that provides for shared parking agreements, including ordinances enacted before January 1, 2024. The bill would require a local agency, private landowner, or lessor to examine the feasibility of shared parking agreements to replace new parking construction or limit the number of new parking spaces that will be constructed when state funds are being used on a proposed new development or other public funds are being used to develop a parking structure or surface parking, as specified. The bill would specify that these provisions do not apply to land owned or leased by the state. By imposing new requirements on local governments when reviewing and approving new developments, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The 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. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 749, Statutes of 2023.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 11. Page 3406.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 7. Page 2639.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 1).
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (July 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 21).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and HOUSING.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 10. Page 1698.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (May 17).
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and H. & C.D.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB894 | HTML |
| 02/14/23 - Introduced | |
| 04/11/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/20/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/22/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/15/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/01/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/08/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/18/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/11/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/18/23- Assembly Local Government | |
| 04/24/23- Assembly Housing and Community Development | |
| 05/15/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/19/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/09/23- Senate Governance and Finance | |
| 06/16/23- Senate Governance and Finance | |
| 07/06/23- Senate Housing | |
| 08/26/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 09/01/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 09/04/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/11/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/12/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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