AB 3035 Summary

• Expands eligibility for streamlined farmworker housing development in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties by allowing projects within 15 miles of designated farmland/grazing areas (not on industrial sites) to bypass conditional use permits.

• Increases maximum unit cap for eligible agricultural employee housing from 36 to 150 units when located in Santa Clara or Santa Cruz Counties.

• Clarifies that farmworker housing projects cannot be denied state funding based on employer use of H-2A workers, removing a prior funding prohibition.

• Modifies low-income housing tax credit rollover rules so unallocated farmworker housing credits after the final funding round return to the general credit pool rather than rolling to the next year.

• Makes legislative finding that special statutes are necessary for Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties due to unique agricultural employee housing needs.