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CA Govt Code § 66202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 11 - Housing Sustainability Districts|Section 66202.

66202.  (a) (1) A city, county, or city and county that has proposed an ordinance establishing a housing sustainability district in accordance with this chapter may apply to the department for preliminary approval of a housing sustainability district. The department shall make a preliminary determination as to the eligibility of the proposed housing sustainability district for approval.(2) The department shall approve an application for preliminary approval for a zoning incentive payment if it determines both that the proposed housing sustainability district ordinance meets the requirements of this chapter and the city’s, county’s, or city and county’s housing element is in compliance with Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3. If the department denies the application, it shall inform the applicant city, county, or city and county of the deficiencies in its application. A city, county, or city and county may reapply upon correcting those deficiencies identified in the department’s denial.(3) The department shall transmit its determination to the applicant city, county, or city and county.(b) A city, county, or city and county that has proposed an ordinance establishing a housing sustainability district shall submit all of the following information with its application:(1) A description of the boundaries of the proposed housing sustainability district.(2) A description of the developable land within the proposed housing sustainability district.(3) A description of other residential development opportunities within the city, county, or city and county, including infill development and reuse of existing buildings within already developed areas.(4) A copy of the city’s, county’s, or city and county’s housing element, adopted in accordance with Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3.(5) A copy of the housing sustainability district ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 66201.(6) A copy of the environmental impact report prepared pursuant to Section 21155.10 of the Public Resources Code.(7) A copy of the city’s, county’s, or city and county’s design review standards, if any, developed pursuant to Section 66207.(8) Any other materials that establish the city’s, county’s, or city and county’s compliance with the requirements of Section 66201.(c) Following preliminary approval of an application pursuant to subdivision (a) and upon receipt of acknowledgment that the housing sustainability district ordinance has taken effect, the department shall confirm approval within 45 days of receipt of the application.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 371, Sec. 2. (AB 73) Effective January 1, 2018. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Stats. 2017, Ch. 371, Sec. 4.)
CA Govt Code § 66203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 11 - Housing Sustainability Districts|Section 66203.

66203.  (a) On or before October 1 of each year following the approval of a city’s, county’s, or city and county’s housing sustainability district by the department under Section 66202, the department shall issue a certificate of compliance if it finds that the city, county, or city and county has satisfied all of the following requirements:(1) The city, county, or city and county has in effect a housing sustainability district ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 66201.(2) The housing sustainability district complies with the minimum requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 66201.(3) The city, county, or city and county has only denied a permit for a residential development consistent with its housing sustainability district ordinance, the provisions of its housing element, or the requirements of this chapter.(4) The design review standards, if any, adopted by the city, county, or city and county comply with the requirements of Section 66207.(b) If the department finds that a city, county, or city and county does not satisfy all of the requirements of subdivision (a), the department may deny certification of the housing sustainability district. A denial pursuant to this subdivision shall not affect the validity of the housing sustainability district ordinance or the application of the ordinance to a development or proposed development within the housing sustainability district.(c) The department may require a city, county, or city and county to provide any information it deems necessary to review that city’s, county’s, or city and county’s housing sustainability district as required by this section.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 371, Sec. 2. (AB 73) Effective January 1, 2018. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Stats. 2017, Ch. 371, Sec. 4.)
CA Govt Code § 66204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 11 - Housing Sustainability Districts|Section 66204.

66204.  (a) (1) A city, county, or city and county with a housing sustainability district approved by the department under Section 66202 shall be entitled to a zoning incentive payment, upon appropriation of funds by the Legislature for that purpose.(2) The amount of payment provided to a city, county, or city and county pursuant to this section shall be based on the number of new residential units constructed within the housing sustainability district. Replacement units constructed in accordance with Section 66208 and any units constructed by a developer who elects to not be subject to the housing sustainability district ordinance pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 66205 shall not be considered new residential units for purposes of this section.(b) The department shall issue the first half of the zoning incentive payment to the city, county, or city and county upon preliminary approval of the housing sustainability district ordinance and issuance of the environmental impact report pursuant to Section 21155.10 of the Public Resources Code. The department shall issue the second half of the zoning incentive payment within 10 days of submission of proof of issuance of building permits by the city, county, or city and county for the projected units of residential construction within the zone, provided that the city, county, or city and county has received a certificate of compliance for the applicable year pursuant to Section 66203.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 371, Sec. 2. (AB 73) Effective January 1, 2018. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Stats. 2017, Ch. 371, Sec. 4.)
CA Govt Code § 66206 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 11 - Housing Sustainability Districts|Section 66206.

66206.  (a) If the approving authority denies an application for a permit submitted in accordance with Section 66205 or has approved it with conditions rendering the project infeasible for residential use, the applicant may appeal that decision by filing a complaint in the superior court.(b) An appeal pursuant to this section shall be filed within 20 days after the approving authority has filed its decision to deny or conditionally approve the application with the official designated for this purpose in the housing sustainability district ordinance of the city, county, or city and county. The applicant shall provide notice of the appeal and a copy of the complaint to that official. The applicant shall, within 14 days of filing the complaint, serve written notice and provide a copy of the complaint to all defendants by certified mail. The court shall dismiss the complaint if the applicant does not, within 21 days of filing the complaint, file an affidavit with the clerk of the court certifying that the notices required by this subdivision have been provided.(c) The complaint shall allege the specific reasons why the approving authority’s decision does not satisfy the requirements of the housing sustainability district ordinance, the provisions of this chapter, or other applicable law. The complaint shall name the approving authority as a defendant.(d) The approving authority shall have the burden of proving that its decision satisfies the requirements of the housing sustainability district ordinance, the provisions of this chapter, or other applicable law based on substantial evidence in light of the whole record.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 371, Sec. 2. (AB 73) Effective January 1, 2018. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Stats. 2017, Ch. 371, Sec. 4.)
CA Govt Code § 66207 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 11 - Housing Sustainability Districts|Section 66207.

66207.  (a) A city, county, or city and county may, in accordance with the regulations adopted by the department, adopt design review standards applicable to development projects within the housing sustainability district to ensure that the physical character of development within the district is complementary to adjacent buildings and structures and is consistent with the city’s, county’s, or city and county’s general plan, including the housing element. For purposes of this section, “design review standard” means the reasonable application of qualitative design requirements that are clear and concise and consistently applied to all types of development applications, with specific terms defined or generally accepted word definitions. Design review of a development within a housing sustainability district shall not constitute a “project” for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).(b) Design review standards adopted pursuant to this section shall be adopted at the same time as the housing sustainability district ordinance and submitted to the department with the city’s, county’s, or city and county’s application pursuant to Section 66202. Any subsequent additional design review standards or amendment of existing design review standards shall be subject to written approval by the department in the same manner as specified in subdivision (e) of Section 66201, relating to the amendment or repeal of a housing sustainability district ordinance.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 371, Sec. 2. (AB 73) Effective January 1, 2018. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Stats. 2017, Ch. 371, Sec. 4.)
CA Govt Code § 66209 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 11 - Housing Sustainability Districts|Section 66209.

66209.  (a) The department shall be responsible for the administration of this chapter. The department may review, adopt, amend, and repeal standards, forms, or definitions to implement this chapter. Any standards, forms, or definitions adopted to implement this chapter shall not be subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.(b) (1) The department shall conduct, or cause to be conducted, an annual review of the housing sustainability district program. The department may require participating cities and counties to provide data on housing sustainability districts within their jurisdiction as necessary to conduct this review and prepare the report required by this subdivision.(2) The department shall publish a report on its Internet Web site no later than November 1, 2018, and each November 1 thereafter. The report shall include all of the following:(A) The status of the program through the fiscal year prior to the publication of the report.(B) An identification and description of cities and counties seeking preliminary determination from the department.(C) An identification of approved housing sustainability districts and the incentive payments awarded for each pursuant to Section 66204.(D) A summary of the land area within both proposed and approved housing sustainability districts and the purposes for which it is zoned.(E) The number of projects under review by an approving authority, proposed residential units, building permits issued, and completed housing units as of the date of the report’s publication.(F) An estimate, for the current and immediately succeeding fiscal year, of the number and size of proposed new districts, potential number of residential units allowed in new districts, and anticipated construction activity.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 371, Sec. 2. (AB 73) Effective January 1, 2018. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Stats. 2017, Ch. 371, Sec. 4.)
CA Govt Code § 66210 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 11 - Housing Sustainability Districts|Section 66210.

66210.  If a city, county, or city and county reduces the density of sites within the district from the levels required pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 66201, the city, county, or city and county shall return the full amount of zoning incentive payments it has received under this chapter to the department. Amounts repaid pursuant to this section shall be used for further incentive payments.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 371, Sec. 2. (AB 73) Effective January 1, 2018. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Stats. 2017, Ch. 371, Sec. 4.)
CA Govt Code § 66301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 12 - Housing Crisis Act of 2019|Section 66301.

66301.  (a) This chapter shall apply only to a housing development project that submits a preliminary application pursuant to Section 65941.1 before January 1, 2030.(b) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2034, and as of that date is repealed.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to ensure that a housing development project that submits a preliminary application pursuant to Section 65941.1 before January 1, 2030, remains subject to this chapter after January 1, 2030.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 161, Sec. 12. (SB 8) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2034, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Chapter 12, commencing with Section 66300.)
CA Govt Code § 66498.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Development Rights|Section 66498.1.

66498.1.  (a) Whenever a provision of this division requires that a tentative map be filed, a vesting tentative map may instead be filed.(b) When a local agency approves or conditionally approves a vesting tentative map, that approval shall confer a vested right to proceed with development in substantial compliance with the ordinances, policies, and standards described in Section 66474.2. However, if Section 66474.2 is repealed, that approval shall confer a vested right to proceed with development in substantial compliance with the ordinances, policies, and standards in effect at the time the vesting tentative map is approved or conditionally approved.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the local agency may condition or deny a permit, approval, extension, or entitlement if it determines any of the following:(1) A failure to do so would place the residents of the subdivision or the immediate community, or both, in a condition dangerous to their health or safety, or both.(2) The condition or denial is required in order to comply with state or federal law.(d) The rights conferred by this section shall expire if a final map is not approved prior to the expiration of the vesting tentative map. If the final map is approved, the rights conferred by this section shall be subject to the periods of time set forth in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) of Section 66498.5.(e) Consistent with subdivision (b), an approved or conditionally approved vesting tentative map shall not limit a local agency from imposing reasonable conditions on subsequent required approvals or permits necessary for the development and authorized by the ordinances, policies, and standards described in subdivision (b).(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 550, Sec. 22. Effective September 28, 1999. Operative January 1, 2000, by Sec. 33 of Ch. 550.)
CA Govt Code § 66498.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Development Rights|Section 66498.2.

66498.2.  If the ordinances, policies, or standards described in subdivision (b) of Section 66498.1 are changed subsequent to the approval or conditional approval of a vesting tentative map, the subdivider, or his or her assignee, at any time prior to the expiration of the vesting tentative map pursuant to subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) of Section 66498.5, may apply for an amendment to the vesting tentative map to secure a vested right to proceed with the changed ordinances, policies, or standards. An application shall clearly specify the changed ordinances, policies, or standards for which the amendment is sought.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 550, Sec. 23. Effective September 28, 1999. Operative January 1, 2000, by Sec. 33 of Ch. 550.)
CA Govt Code § 66498.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Development Rights|Section 66498.3.

66498.3.  (a) Whenever a subdivider files a vesting tentative map for a subdivision whose intended development is inconsistent with the zoning ordinance in existence at that time, that inconsistency shall be noted on the map. The local agency may deny a vesting tentative map or approve it conditioned on the subdivider, or his or her designee, obtaining the necessary change in the zoning ordinance to eliminate the inconsistency. If the change in the zoning ordinance is obtained, the approved or conditionally approved vesting tentative map shall, notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 66498.1, confer the vested right to proceed with the development in substantial compliance with the change in the zoning ordinance and the map, as approved.(b) The rights conferred by this section shall be for the time periods set forth in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) of Section 66498.5.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 550, Sec. 24. Effective September 28, 1999. Operative January 1, 2000, by Sec. 33 of Ch. 550.)
CA Govt Code § 66498.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Development Rights|Section 66498.4.

66498.4.  Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, a property owner or his or her designee may seek approvals or permits for development which depart from the ordinances, policies, and standards described in subdivision (b) of Section 66498.1 and subdivision (a) of Section 66498.3, and local agencies may grant these approvals or issue these permits to the extent that the departures are authorized under applicable law.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 613, Sec. 4.)
CA Govt Code § 66498.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Development Rights|Section 66498.5.

66498.5.  (a) If a subdivider does not seek the rights conferred by this chapter, the filing of a vesting tentative map shall not be a prerequisite to any approval for any proposed subdivision, permit for construction, or work preparatory to construction.(b) The rights conferred by a vesting tentative map as provided by this chapter shall last for an initial time period, as provided by ordinance, but shall not be less than one year or more than two years beyond the recording of the final map. Where several final maps are recorded on various phases of a project covered by a single vesting tentative map, the one-year initial time period shall begin for each phase when the final map for that phase is recorded.(c) The initial time period shall be automatically extended by any time used by the local agency for processing a complete application for a grading permit or for design or architectural review, if the time used by the local agency to process the application exceeds 30 days from the date that a complete application is filed. At any time prior to the expiration of the initial time period provided by this section, the subdivider may apply for a one-year extension. If the extension is denied by an advisory agency, the subdivider may appeal that denial to the legislative body within 15 days.(d) If the subdivider submits a complete application for a building permit during the periods of time specified in subdivision (c), the rights conferred by this chapter shall continue until the expiration of that permit, or any extension of that permit granted by the local agency.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 689, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Govt Code § 66498.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Development Rights|Section 66498.6.

66498.6.  (a) This chapter does not enlarge, diminish, or alter the types of conditions which may be imposed by a local agency on a development, nor in any way diminish or alter the power of local agencies to protect against a condition dangerous to the public health or safety.(b) The rights conferred by this chapter shall relate only to the imposition by local agencies of conditions or requirements created and imposed by local ordinances. Nothing in this chapter removes, diminishes, or affects the obligation of any subdivider to comply with the conditions and requirements of any state or federal laws, regulations, or policies and does not grant local agencies the option to disregard any state or federal laws, regulations, or policies.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1113, Sec. 8. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 1113.)
CA Govt Code § 66498.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Development Rights|Section 66498.7.

66498.7.  (a) Until December 31, 1987, this chapter shall apply only to residential developments.(b) On and after January 1, 1988, an ordinance adopted pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 66452.6 may differentiate between residential and nonresidential developments in prescribing the initial time period after which the rights conferred by a vesting tentative map shall expire. In no event, however, shall that period be less for residential developments than for nonresidential developments.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 995, Sec. 1. Section operative January 1, 1986, by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1113, Sec. 10.)