ASSEMBLY
AB 682 (Support) (Bloom) Incentivizing Shared Housing Under the Density Bonus Law
Assembly Bill 682 would expand the state’s Density Bonus Law to allow shared housing buildings, which may also include other types of developments and/or commercial uses, to qualify for benefits under the law, if certain affordability requirements are met.
AB 1945 (Support) (Aguiar-Curry) Affordable Disaster Housing Revolving Development Acquisition Program
Assembly Bill 1945, which would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, establish the Affordable Disaster Housing Revolving Development and Acquisition Program. This program would expedite relief funding for the development or preservation of affordable housing in the state’s declared disaster areas that have experienced damage or loss of homes that were occupied by lower-income households.
AB 2011 (Support) (Wicks) The Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act
Assembly Bill 2011 would establish the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022 (Act) to create a ministerial, streamlined approval process for 100% affordable housing in commercially-zoned areas and for mixed-income housing along commercial corridors, all while providing well-paid construction jobs and training opportunities to support a strong workforce.
AB 2097 (SUPPORT) (Friedman) Statewide Prohibitions on Minimum Parking Requirements for Residential and Commercial Developments Near Public Transit
Assembly bill 2097 would eliminate minimum automobile parking requirements for both residential and commercial developments that are located within a ½ mile of public transit, as defined.
AB 2234 (Support) (Rivas and Grayson) Permit Streamlining for Postentitlement Permits for Housing Developments
Assembly bill 2234 would require several changes to streamline the process of postentitlement permits for housing developments. Specifically, the bill would require a local agency to compile a list of information needed to approve or deny a postentitlement phase permit online by January 1, 2024, process those permits in specified time periods and requires the use of digital permitting systems for many jurisdictions throughout the state.
AB 2334 (Support) (Wicks) Density Bonus Enhancements in Low Vehicle Travel Areas
Assembly bill 2334 allows a 100% affordable housing development project to receive added height and unlimited density if the project is located in an urbanized low vehicle travel area, at least 80 percent of the units are restricted to lower income households, and no more than 20 percent are for moderate income households. Additionally, AB 2334 makes various technical changes to the Density Bonus statute.
ACA 14 (Support) (Wicks) Housing opportunities for Everyone (HOpE) Act — Ongoing Funding for Affordable Housing
Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 14 would create the Housing Opportunities for Everyone (HOpE) Act. The Act establishes a ten-year funding commitment in the Constitution that dedicates five percent from California’s general fund to the state’s affordable housing and homelessness crisis. Investments under the Act will be based on a funding strategy with specific accountability metrics to measure outcomes and progress.
SENATE
SB 6 (Support) (Caballero) Residential Housing Development in Commercial Zones
Senate Bill 6 creates the Neighborhood Homes Act. SB 6 establishes a housing development project as an allowable use on a “neighborhood lot,” defined as a parcel within a commercial zone where office, retail and parking uses are permitted, so long as the site meets specified requirements. The bill also requires 15% of the units to be affordable, sets forth several additional requirements that the development must meet, includes labor standards and sunsets on January 1, 2029.
SB 12 (Support) (McGuire) Wildfire Planning and Mitigation in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFHSZ)
Senate Bill 12 makes several important changes regarding planning for and
permitting development in the very high fire hazard severity zones (VHFHSZs).
SB 852 (Support) (Dodd) Climate Resilience Districts
Senate Bill 852 would permit the establishment of local climate resilience districts to raise funds to plan and implement projects and programs developed ito address Climate Change through adaptation and mitigation.
SB 922 (Support) (Wiener) California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption for Sustainable transportation Projects
Senate Bill 922 would remove the sunset date provide in SB 288 for sustainable transportation projects applicable to the provisions of the statute. In addition, the bill will provide important clarity for implementation purposes and stronger protections for risks against displacement, among many other changes.
SB 932 (Neutral – As proposed to be amended) (Portantino) General plans, circulation element
The California State Association of Counties (CSAC), the League of California Cities (Cal Cities), the Urban Counties of California (UCC), the California Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA California), and the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) have removed our opposition to your Senate Bill 932 based on the proposed amendments August 25, 2022.
SB 932 (Oppose unless amended) (Portantino) General plans, circulation element
Senate Bill 932 would make significant, unprecedented, and overly prescriptive changes to the requirements of the circulation element of local general plans; impose costly, unfunded mandates for physical changes to local transportation infrastructure; and expose local governments to significant legal liability.
SCA 2 (Support) (Allen & Wiener) Repeal of Article 34 Voter Approval of Housing Projects
Senate Constitutional Amendment 2 proposes to place an initiative on the ballot in 2022 to repeal Article 34 of the California Constitution. Passed by voters in 1950, Article 34 requires a majority approval of the voters of a city or county for the development, construction, or acquisition of a publicly funded “low-rent housing project.”
SIGNATURE REQUESTED
ASSEMBLY
AB 682 (Bloom) Signature Request
The American Planning Association, California Chapter (APA California) respectfully requests that you sign AB 682, which would expand the state’s Density Bonus Law to allow shared housing developments, which may also include other types of developments and/or commercial uses, to qualify for benefits under the law, if certain affordability requirements are met.
AB 2011 (Wicks) Signature Request
The American Planning Association, California Chapter (APA California) respectfully requests that you sign AB 2011, which would establish the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022 (Act). The Act will create a ministerial, streamlined approval process for 100% affordable housing in commercially-zoned areas and for mixed-income housing along commercial corridors, while providing well-paid construction jobs and opportunities to support a strong workforce.
AB 2097 (Friedman) Signature Requested
The American Planning Association, California Chapter (APA California) respectfully requests that you sign AB 2097, which would eliminate minimum automobile parking requirements for both residential and commercial developments that are located within a ½ mile of public transit, as defined.
AB 2234 (Rivas) Signature Request
The American Planning Association, California Chapter (APA California) respectfully requests that you sign AB 2234, which would require several changes to streamline the process of post entitlement permits for housing developments. Specifically, the bill requires a local agency to post information related to post entitlement phase permits for housing development projects, process those permits in a specified time period depending on the size of the housing development, and establish a digital permitting system if the local agency meets a specific population threshold.
AB 2334 (Wicks) Signature Request
The American Planning Association, California Chapter (APA California) respectfully requests that you sign AB 2334, which would allow a housing development project in specified counties to receive added height and unlimited density if the project is located in an urbanized very low vehicle travel area, at least 80 percent of the units are restricted to lower income households, and no more than 20 percent are for moderate income households.
SENATE
SB 6 (Caballero) Signature Request
The American Planning Association, California Chapter (APA California) respectfully requests that you sign SB 6, which creates the Middle-Class Housing Act of 2022 (Act). SB 6 establishes housing as an allowable use on parcels zoned for office or retail uses, allows projects to be eligible for SB 35’s streamlined ministerial approval process, if specified requirements are met, and provides well-paid construction jobs to support a strong workforce.
SB 852 (Support) (Dodd) Climate Resilience Districts
The American Planning Association, California Chapter (APA California) respectfully requests that you sign SB 852, which would permit local governments to form climate resilience districts (CRDs) to plan, finance, and implement climate adaptation and mitigation projects.
SB 922 ( Support) (Weiner) California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption for Sustainable transportation Projects
The American Planning Association, California Chapter (APA California) respectfully requests that you sign SB 922, which builds upon previous efforts in SB 288 (Wiener) [Chapter 200, Statutes of 2020]. Importantly, SB 922 would modify and extend the statutory exemptions to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for clean transportation projects, established by SB 288. In addition, the bill will provide clarity for implementation purposes and stronger protections for risks against displacement, among many other changes.
SB 948 (Becker): Housing finance programs: development reserves
On behalf of the California State Association of Counties (CSAC), the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC), the Urban Counties of California (UCC), and the California Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA), we respectfully request your signature on SB 948 by Senator Becker, which would restrict the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) from requiring a project-specific reserve for any unit subject to a qualified project rental or operating subsidy.