Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that amend the housing accountability act in California.

Highlights:

• Specifies that a local agency may disapprove or condition approval of a housing development project or emergency shelter, as described above, if the local agency makes written findings that on the date the application for the housing development project or emergency shelter was deemed complete the jurisdiction did not have an adopted revised housing element that was in substantial compliance with the Housing Element Law and the housing development project is not a builder’s remedy project (Sec. 1).

• Defines “housing development projects” (Sec. 1). 

• Amends requirements that apply to a housing development project that is a builder’s remedy project, including that a builder’s remedy project is deemed to be in compliance with specified residential density standards and specified objective zoning standards, objective subdivision standards, and objective design review standards necessary for the streamlined, ministerial approval processes described above (Sec. 1). 

• Require court to order the relief referenced above if the court finds that the local agency violated the builder’s remedy project provisions described above (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that amend the housing accountability act in California.

Highlights:

• Specifies that a local agency may disapprove or condition approval of a housing development project or emergency shelter, as described above, if the local agency makes written findings that on the date the application for the housing development project or emergency shelter was deemed complete the jurisdiction did not have an adopted revised housing element that was in substantial compliance with the Housing Element Law and the housing development project is not a builder’s remedy project (Sec. 1).

• Defines “housing development projects” (Sec. 1). 

• Amends requirements that apply to a housing development project that is a builder’s remedy project, including that a builder’s remedy project is deemed to be in compliance with specified residential density standards and specified objective zoning standards, objective subdivision standards, and objective design review standards necessary for the streamlined, ministerial approval processes described above (Sec. 1). 

• Require court to order the relief referenced above if the court finds that the local agency violated the builder’s remedy project provisions described above (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text