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CA AB2988

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/21/2020

Primary Sponsor

David Chiu

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Origin

State Assembly

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • Makes supportive housing a "use by right" in zones where emergency shelters are permitted, in addition to zones where multifamily and mixed uses are permitted.

  • Increases the unit limit for supportive housing developments from 50 to 120 units in jurisdictions with populations under 150,000 and homeless point-in-time counts of 1,500 or fewer within a continuum of care region.

  • Requires supportive housing developments to meet criteria including 55-year affordability restrictions, 100% lower-income occupancy, onsite supportive services, and adequate kitchens and bathrooms.

  • Clarifies that local government review of supportive housing compliance with objective development standards is not a "project" requiring environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.

  • Allows cities and counties to adopt policies approving supportive housing developments with unit limits higher than 120 without triggering environmental review requirements.

Legislative Description

Planning and zoning: supportive housing: number of units: emergency shelter zones.

Last Action

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

5/20/2020

Committee Referrals

Housing and Community Development4/24/2020

Full Bill Text

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