CA AB2668

Clarifies that multifamily housing developments meeting objective planning standards receive streamlined ministerial approval without conditional use permits or other discretionary approvals, effective until January 1, 2026.

Requires affordable housing percentages to be calculated before density bonus calculations: minimum 10% of units affordable to households at 80% AMI (or 20% at 120% AMI in San Francisco Bay Area), or 50% depending on locality's housing production.

Expands eligible hazardous waste sites to include underground storage tank sites with uniform closure letters and sites where local agencies determine suitability for residential use, in addition to state agency clearances.

Prohibits local governments from denying streamlined projects based on missing application materials if substantial evidence supports consistency with objective standards, and requires written documentation of conflicts with specific design standards.

Amends impact fee requirements to define "city" as including charter cities and requires fees on housing projects to be calculated proportionately to square footage unless jurisdiction makes specific findings justifying alternative methods.