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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994 › Section 65460.1.

65460.1. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:
(1) Federal, state, and local governments in California are investing in new and expanded transit systems in areas throughout the state, including Los Angeles County, the San Francisco Bay area, San Diego County, Santa Clara County, and Sacramento County.
(2) This public investment in transit is unrivaled in the state’s history and represents well over ten billion dollars ($10,000,000,000) in planned investment alone.
(3) Recent studies of transit ridership in California indicate that persons who live within a one-half-mile radius of transit stations utilize the transit system in far greater numbers than does the general public living elsewhere.
(4) The greater use of public transit facilitated by the development of transit villages improves local street, road, and highway congestion by providing viable alternatives to automobile use.
(5) The development of transit village development districts can improve environmental conditions by increasing the use of public transit, facilitating the creation of and improvement to walkable, mixed-use communities, and decreasing automobile use.
(6) The development of transit village development districts throughout the state should be environmentally conscious and sustainable, and related construction should meet or exceed the requirements of the California Green Building Standards Code, Part 11 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, or its successor code.
(7) Only a few transit stations in California have any concentration of housing proximate to the station.
(8) Interest in clustering housing and commercial development around transit stations, called transit villages, has gained momentum in recent years.
(b) For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) “Bus hub” means an intersection of three or more bus routes, with a minimum route headway of 10 minutes during peak hours.
(2) “Bus transfer station” means an arrival, departure, or transfer point for the area’s intercity, intraregional, or interregional bus service having permanent investment in multiple bus docking facilities, ticketing services, and passenger shelters.
(3) “District” means a transit village development district as defined in Section 65460.4.
(4) “Peak hours” means the time between 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., inclusive, and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., inclusive, Monday through Friday.
(5) “Transit station” means a rail or light-rail station, ferry terminal, bus hub, or bus transfer station.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 354, Sec. 1. (AB 987) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994 › Section 65460.2.

65460.2. A city or county may prepare a transit village plan for a transit village development district that addresses the following characteristics:
(a) A neighborhood centered around a transit station that is planned and designed so that residents, workers, shoppers, and others find it convenient and attractive to patronize transit.
(b) A mix of housing types, including apartments, within not more than one-half mile of the main entrance of the transit station.
(c) Other land uses, including a retail district oriented to the transit station and civic uses, including day care centers and libraries.
(d) Pedestrian and bicycle access to the transit station, with attractively designed and landscaped pathways.
(e) A transit system that should encourage and facilitate intermodal service, and access by modes other than single occupant vehicles.
(f) Demonstrable public benefits beyond the increase in transit usage, including any six of the following:
(1) Relief of traffic congestion.
(2) Improved air quality.
(3) Increased transit revenue yields.
(4) Increased stock of affordable housing.
(5) Redevelopment of depressed and marginal inner-city neighborhoods.
(6) Live-travel options for transit-needy groups.
(7) Promotion of infill development and preservation of natural resources.
(8) Promotion of a safe, attractive, pedestrian-friendly environment around transit stations.
(9) Reduction of the need for additional travel by providing for the sale of goods and services at transit stations.
(10) Promotion of job opportunities.
(11) Improved cost-effectiveness through the use of the existing infrastructure.
(12) Increased sales and property tax revenue.
(13) Reduction in energy consumption.
(14) Minimization of the impact of goods movement on air quality, traffic, and public safety through the provision of dedicated loading and unloading facilities for commercial space.
(g) Sites where a density bonus of at least 25 percent may be granted pursuant to specified performance standards.
(h) Other provisions that may be necessary, based on the report prepared pursuant to subdivision (b) of former Section 14045, as enacted by Section 3 of Chapter 1304 of the Statutes of 1990.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 88, Sec. 1. (AB 2008) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994 › Section 65460.3.

65460.3. To increase transit ridership and to reduce vehicle traffic on the highways, local, regional, and state plans should direct new development close to the transit stations. These entities should provide financial incentives to implement these plans.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 780, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994 › Section 65460.4.

65460.4. A transit village development district shall include all land within not more than one-half mile of the main entrance of a transit station designated by the legislative body of a city, county, or city and county that has jurisdiction over the station area.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 354, Sec. 3. (AB 987) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994 › Section 65460.5.

65460.5. A city or county establishing a district and preparing a plan pursuant to this article shall be eligible for available transportation funding.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 78, Sec. 3. (AB 2605) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994 › Section 65460.6.

65460.6. An agency responsible for the preparation and adoption of the congestion management program may exclude district impacts from the determination of conformance with level of service standards pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 65089.3.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 780, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994 › Section 65460.7.

65460.7. (a) A transit village plan shall be prepared, adopted, and amended in the same manner as a general plan, except for plans qualified as transit village plans pursuant to Section 65460.11.
(b) A transit village plan may be repealed in the same manner as it is required to be amended.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 309, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994 › Section 65460.8.

65460.8. No transit village plan may be adopted or amended unless the proposed plan or amendment is consistent with the general plan.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 780, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994 › Section 65460.9.

65460.9. No local public works project may be approved, no tentative map or parcel map for which a tentative map was not required may be approved, and no zoning ordinance may be adopted or amended within an area covered by a transit village plan unless it is consistent with the adopted transit village plan.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 780, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994 › Section 65460.10.

65460.10. A city, county, or city and county may require a developer to enter into a development agreement pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 65864) of Chapter 4 to implement a density bonus specified in the transit village plan pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 65460.2.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 780, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994 › Section 65460.11.

65460.11. Any portion of a specific plan or redevelopment plan adopted prior to January 1, 2006, that conforms to the requirements set forth in Section 65460.2, as amended by Chapter 42 of the Statutes of 2004, may be declared a transit village plan by a city, county, or city and county if that entity does both of the following:
(a) After publishing a notice pursuant to Section 6061, in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the entity’s jurisdiction at least 10 days prior to the public meeting, makes findings and declarations demonstrating the conformity of the existing plan to Section 65460.2, as amended by Chapter 42 of the Statutes of 2004. The notice shall state the entity’s intent to declare a portion of the existing plan as a transit village plan, describe the general location of the proposed transit village plan, and state the date, time, and place of the public meeting.
(b) Takes action prior to December 31, 2006, to declare that the conforming plan constitutes its transit village plan.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 309, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.5 - Open-Space Lands › Section 65561.

65561. The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
(a) That the preservation of open-space land, as defined in this article, is necessary not only for the maintenance of the economy of the state, but also for the assurance of the continued availability of land for the production of food and fiber, for the enjoyment of scenic beauty, for recreation and for the use of natural resources.
(b) That discouraging premature and unnecessary conversion of open-space land to urban uses is a matter of public interest and will be of benefit to urban dwellers because it will discourage noncontiguous development patterns which unnecessarily increase the costs of community services to community residents.
(c) That the anticipated increase in the population of the state demands that cities, counties, and the state at the earliest possible date make definite plans for the preservation of valuable open-space land and take positive action to carry out such plans by the adoption and strict administration of laws, ordinances, rules and regulations as authorized by this chapter or by other appropriate methods.
(d) That in order to assure that the interests of all its people are met in the orderly growth and development of the state and the preservation and conservation of its resources, it is necessary to provide for the development by the state, regional agencies, counties and cities, including charter cities, of statewide coordinated plans for the conservation and preservation of open-space lands.
(e) That for these reasons this article is necessary for the promotion of the general welfare and for the protection of the public interest in open-space land.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1590.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.5 - Open-Space Lands › Section 65562.

65562. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article:
(a) To assure that cities and counties recognize that open-space land is a limited and valuable resource which must be conserved wherever possible.
(b) To assure that every city and county will prepare and carry out open-space plans which, along with state and regional open-space plans, will accomplish the objectives of a comprehensive open-space program.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1590.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.5 - Open-Space Lands › Section 65562.5.

65562.5. On and after March 1, 2005, if land designated, or proposed to be designated as open space, contains a place, feature, or object described in Sections 5097.9 and 5097.993 of the Public Resources Code, the city or county in which the place, feature, or object is located shall conduct consultations with the California Native American tribe, if any, that has given notice pursuant to Section 65092 for the purpose of determining the level of confidentiality required to protect the specific identity, location, character, or use of the place, feature, or object and for the purpose of developing treatment with appropriate dignity of the place, feature, or object in any corresponding management plan.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 670, Sec. 5. Effective October 7, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.5 - Open-Space Lands › Section 65563.

65563. On or before December 31, 1973, every city and county shall prepare, adopt and submit to the Secretary of the Resources Agency a local open-space plan for the comprehensive and long-range preservation and conservation of open-space land within its jurisdiction. Every city and county shall by August 31, 1972, prepare, adopt and submit to the Secretary of the Resources Agency, an interim open-space plan, which shall be in effect until December 31, 1973, containing, but not limited to, the following:
(a) The officially adopted goals and policies which will guide the preparation and implementation of the open-space plan; and
(b) A program for orderly completion and adoption of the open-space plan by December 31, 1973, including a description of the methods by which open-space resources will be inventoried and conservation measures determined.
(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 120.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.5 - Open-Space Lands › Section 65564.

65564. Every local open-space plan shall contain an action program consisting of specific programs which the legislative body intends to pursue in implementing its open-space plan.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1590.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.5 - Open-Space Lands › Section 65565.1.

65565.1. (a) The department shall give priority consideration for any grants, bond proceeds, and other local assistance funding provided by the department to a city or county that does all of the following:
(1) Completes the agricultural land component of the open space element or an agricultural land element as described in Section 65565.
(2) Provides the department with any geographical information system (GIS) data corresponding with the information identified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 65565.
(3) Continues to review, and revise if necessary, the agricultural land component of the open-space element or the agricultural land element upon each revision of the housing element to identify new information that was not available during the previous revision of the open-space element or the agricultural land element.
(b) A city or county with an existing agricultural land component of their open-space element or an existing separate agricultural land element that substantially complies with Section 65565 may apply to the department for priority consideration pursuant to subdivision (a) by doing all of the following:
(1) Submitting a copy of the agricultural land component of their open-space element or the separate agricultural land element to the department. The department shall determine whether the component substantially complies with Section 65565.
(2) Submitting any other supporting background documentation that corresponds with the information identified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 65565.
(3) Continuing to review, and revise if necessary, the agricultural land component of the open-space element or the agricultural land element upon each revision of the housing element to identify new information that was not available during the previous revision of the open-space element or the agricultural land element.
(c) The department may promulgate regulations, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2), that are necessary to carry out its duties under this chapter.
(d) The department, in consultation with the Office of Planning and Research and the Department of Housing and Community Development, may develop nonbinding guidance for local governments on agricultural land conservation planning and policy, including model policies.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 434, Sec. 6. (SB 732) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.5 - Open-Space Lands › Section 65565.5.

65565.5. (a) Every city and county shall review and update its local open-space plan by January 1, 2026. The update shall include plans and an action program, as required by Section 65564, that address all of the following:
(1) Access to open space for all residents in a manner that considers social, economic, and racial equity, correlated with the environmental justice element or environmental justice policies in the general plan, as applicable.
(2) Climate resilience and other cobenefits of open space, correlated with the safety element.
(3) Rewilding opportunities, correlated with the land use element.
(b) For purposes of this section, “rewilding opportunities” may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Opportunities to preserve, enhance, and expand an integrated network of open space to support beneficial uses, such as habitat, recreation, natural resources, historic and tribal resources, water management, and aesthetics.
(2) Establishing a natural communities conservation plan to provide for coordinated mitigation of the impacts of new development.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 997, Sec. 1. (SB 1425) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.5 - Open-Space Lands › Section 65566.

65566. Any action by a county or city by which open-space land or any interest therein is acquired or disposed of or its use restricted or regulated, whether or not pursuant to this part, must be consistent with the local open-space plan.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1590.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.5 - Open-Space Lands › Section 65567.

65567. No building permit may be issued, no subdivision map approved, and no open-space zoning ordinance adopted, unless the proposed construction, subdivision or ordinance is consistent with the local open-space plan.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1590.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.5 - Open-Space Lands › Section 65568.

65568. If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person is held invalid, the remainder of the article and the application of such provision to other persons shall not be affected thereby.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1590.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.6 - Housing Elements › Section 65580.

65580. The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
(a) The availability of housing is of vital statewide importance, and the early attainment of decent housing and a suitable living environment for every Californian, including farmworkers, is a priority of the highest order.
(b) The early attainment of this goal requires the cooperative participation of government and the private sector in an effort to expand housing opportunities and accommodate the housing needs of Californians of all economic levels.
(c) The provision of housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households requires the cooperation of all levels of government.
(d) Local and state governments have a responsibility to use the powers vested in them to facilitate the improvement and development of housing to make adequate provision for the housing needs of all economic segments of the community.
(e) The Legislature recognizes that in carrying out this responsibility, each local government also has the responsibility to consider economic, environmental, and fiscal factors and community goals set forth in the general plan and to cooperate with other local governments and the state in addressing regional housing needs.
(f) Designating and maintaining a supply of land and adequate sites suitable, feasible, and available for the development of housing sufficient to meet the locality’s housing need for all income levels is essential to achieving the state’s housing goals and the purposes of this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 375, Sec. 1. (AB 1397) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.6 - Housing Elements › Section 65581.

65581. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article:
(a) To assure that counties and cities recognize their responsibilities in contributing to the attainment of the state housing goal.
(b) To assure that counties and cities will prepare and implement housing elements which, along with federal and state programs, will move toward attainment of the state housing goal.
(c) To recognize that each locality is best capable of determining what efforts are required by it to contribute to the attainment of the state housing goal, provided such a determination is compatible with the state housing goal and regional housing needs.
(d) To ensure that each local government cooperates with other local governments in order to address regional housing needs.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1143.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.6 - Housing Elements › Section 65582.

65582. As used in this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Community,” “locality,” “local government,” or “jurisdiction” means a city, city and county, or county.
(b) “Council of governments” means a single or multicounty council created by a joint powers agreement pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 1 of Title 1.
(c) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.
(d) “Emergency shelter” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 50801 of the Health and Safety Code.
(e) “Frequent user coordinated care housing services” means housing combined with other supportive services for homeless persons identified by a city or county as the most costly, frequent users of publicly funded emergency services.
(f) “Housing element” or “element” means the housing element of the community’s general plan, as required pursuant to this article and subdivision (c) of Section 65302.
(g) “Supportive housing” means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and that is linked to an onsite or offsite service that assists the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community.
(h) “Supportive services” include, but are not limited to, a combination of subsidized, permanent housing, intensive case management, medical and mental health care, substance abuse treatment, employment services, and benefits advocacy.
(i) “Target population” means persons with low incomes who have one or more disabilities, including mental illness, HIV or AIDS, substance abuse, or other chronic health condition, or individuals eligible for services provided pursuant to the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500) of the Welfare and Institutions Code) and may include, among other populations, adults, emancipated minors, families with children, elderly persons, young adults aging out of the foster care system, individuals exiting from institutional settings, veterans, and homeless people.
(j) “Transitional housing” means buildings configured as rental housing developments, but operated under program requirements that require the termination of assistance and recirculating of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at a predetermined future point in time that shall be no less than six months from the beginning of the assistance.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 188, Sec. 2. (AB 1403) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.6 - Housing Elements › Section 65582.1.

65582.1. The Legislature finds and declares that it has provided reforms and incentives to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable housing. Those reforms and incentives can be found in the following provisions:
(a) Housing element law (Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3).
(b) Extension of statute of limitations in actions challenging the housing element and brought in support of affordable housing (subdivision (d) of Section 65009).
(c) Restrictions on disapproval of housing developments (Section 65589.5).
(d) Priority for affordable housing in the allocation of water and sewer hookups (Section 65589.7).
(e) Least cost zoning law (Section 65913.1).
(f) Density bonus law (Section 65915).
(g) Accessory dwelling units (Sections 65852.150 and 65852.2).
(h) By-right housing, in which certain multifamily housing is designated a permitted use (Section 65589.4).
(i) No-net-loss-in zoning density law limiting downzonings and density reductions (Section 65863).
(j) Requiring persons who sue to halt affordable housing to pay attorney’s fees (Section 65914) or post a bond (Section 529.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure).
(k) Reduced time for action on affordable housing applications under the approval of development permits process (Article 5 (commencing with Section 65950) of Chapter 4.5).
(l) Limiting moratoriums on multifamily housing (Section 65858).
(m) Prohibiting discrimination against affordable housing (Section 65008).
(n) California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Part 2.8 (commencing with Section 12900) of Division 3).
(o) Community redevelopment law (Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, and in particular Sections 33334.2 and 33413).
(p) Streamlining housing approvals during a housing shortage (Section 65913.4).
(q) Housing sustainability districts (Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 66200)).
(r) Streamlining agricultural employee housing development approvals (Section 17021.8 of the Health and Safety Code).
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 866, Sec. 6. (AB 1783) Effective January 1, 2020. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Stats. 2017, Ch. 371, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.6 - Housing Elements › Section 65583.3.

65583.3. (a) For a housing element or amendment adopted on or after January 1, 2021, the planning agency shall submit to the department an electronic copy of its inventory of land suitable for residential development developed pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 65583 and subdivision (b) of this section with the copy of its housing element or amendment submitted pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 65585. The local government shall ensure, to the best of its knowledge, that the inventory of land submitted to the department is true and correct.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 65301, each local government shall prepare the inventory required under paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 65583 using standards, forms, and definitions adopted by the department. The department may review, adopt, amend, and repeal the standards, forms, or definitions to implement this subdivision and subdivision (a) of Section 65583. Any standards, forms, or definitions adopted to implement this subdivision and subdivision (a) of Section 65583 shall not be subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 667, Sec. 2. (SB 6) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.6 - Housing Elements › Section 65583.4.

65583.4. (a) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 65583, subdivision (c) of Section 65583.2, and subparagraph (C) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (e) of Section 65588, a local government shall have three years and 120 days from the statutory deadline in Section 65588 for adoption of the housing element to complete any rezonings required by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 65583 and subdivision (c) of Section 65583.2 if all of the following apply:
(1) The statutory deadline in Section 65588 for adoption of the sixth revision of the housing element was in the 2021 calendar year.
(2) The local government failed to adopt a sixth revision of the housing element that the department had found to be in substantial compliance with this article within 120 days of the statutory deadline in Section 65588 for adoption of the housing element.
(3) The local government adopts a sixth revision of the housing element and the department finds the adopted element to be in substantial compliance with this article within one year of the statutory deadline established pursuant to Section 65888 for adoption of the housing element.
(b) (1) The deadline for completing required rezoning pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be extended by one year if the local government has completed the rezoning at densities sufficient to accommodate at least 75 percent of the units for low- and very low income households and if the legislative body at the conclusion of a public hearing determines, based upon substantial evidence, that any of the following circumstances exist:
(A) The local government has been unable to complete the rezoning because of the action or inaction beyond the control of the local government of any other state, federal, or local agency.
(B) The local government is unable to complete the rezoning because of infrastructure deficiencies due to fiscal or regulatory constraints.
(C) The local government must undertake a major revision to its general plan in order to accommodate the housing-related policies of a sustainable communities strategy or an alternative planning strategy adopted pursuant to Section 65080.
(2) The resolution and the findings shall be transmitted to the department together with a detailed budget and schedule for preparation and adoption of the required rezonings, including plans for citizen participation and expected interim action. The schedule shall provide for adoption of the required rezoning within one year of the adoption of the resolution.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 70, Sec. 1. (SB 197) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.6 - Housing Elements › Section 65584.02.

65584.02. (a) For the fourth and subsequent revisions of the housing element pursuant to Section 65588, the existing and projected need for housing may be determined for each region by the department as follows, as an alternative to the process pursuant to Section 65584.01:
(1) In a region in which at least one subregion has accepted delegated authority pursuant to Section 65584.03, the region’s housing need shall be determined at least 26 months prior to the housing element update deadline pursuant to Section 65588. In a region in which no subregion has accepted delegation pursuant to Section 65584.03, the region’s housing need shall be determined at least 24 months prior to the housing element deadline.
(2) At least six months prior to the department’s determination of regional housing need pursuant to paragraph (1), a council of governments may request the use of population and household forecast assumptions used in the regional transportation plan. This request shall include all of the following:
(A) Proposed data and assumptions for factors contributing to housing need beyond household growth identified in the forecast. These factors shall include allowance for vacant or replacement units, and may include other adjustment factors.
(B) A proposed planning period that is not longer than the period of time covered by the regional transportation improvement plan or plans of the region pursuant to Section 14527, but a period not less than five years, and not longer than six years.
(C) A comparison between the population and household assumptions used for the Regional Transportation Plan with population and household estimates and projections of the Department of Finance.
(b) The department shall consult with the council of governments regarding requests submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). The department may seek advice and consult with the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance, the State Department of Transportation, a representative of a contiguous council of governments, and any other party as deemed necessary. The department may request that the council of governments revise data, assumptions, or methodology to be used for the determination of regional housing need, or may reject the request submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). Subsequent to consultation with the council of governments, the department will respond in writing to requests submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).
(c) If the council of governments does not submit a request pursuant to subdivision (a), or if the department rejects the request of the council of governments, the determination for the region shall be made pursuant to Sections 65584 and 65584.01.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 728, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.6 - Housing Elements › Section 65584.045.

65584.045. Notwithstanding the requirements of subdivision (m) of Section 65584.04, the resolution approving the final housing need allocation plan for the San Diego Association of Governments’ sixth revision shall use the sustainable communities strategy in the regional transportation plan adopted by the San Diego Association of Governments on October 9, 2015, to demonstrate the consistency determinations required in paragraphs (1) and (3) of subdivision (m) of Section 65584.04.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 634, Sec. 3. (AB 1730) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.6 - Housing Elements › Section 65584.09.

65584.09. (a) For housing elements due pursuant to Section 65588 on or after January 1, 2006, if a city or county in the prior planning period failed to identify or make available adequate sites to accommodate that portion of the regional housing need allocated pursuant to Section 65584, then the city or county shall, within the first year of the planning period of the new housing element, zone or rezone adequate sites to accommodate the unaccommodated portion of the regional housing need allocation from the prior planning period.
(b) The requirements under subdivision (a) shall be in addition to any zoning or rezoning required to accommodate the jurisdiction’s share of the regional housing need pursuant to Section 65584 for the new planning period.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish the requirement of a city or county to accommodate its share of the regional housing need for each income level during the planning period set forth in Section 65588, including the obligations to (1) implement programs included pursuant to Section 65583 to achieve the goals and objectives, including programs to zone or rezone land, and (2) timely adopt a housing element with an inventory described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 65583 and a program to make sites available pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 65583, which can accommodate the jurisdiction’s share of the regional housing need.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.6 - Housing Elements › Section 65584.1.

65584.1. Councils of government may charge a fee to local governments to cover the projected reasonable, actual costs of the council in distributing regional housing needs pursuant to this article. Any fee shall not exceed the estimated amount required to implement its obligations pursuant to Sections 65584, 65584.01, 65584.02, 65584.03, 65584.04, 65584.05, and 65584.07. A city, county, or city and county may charge a fee, not to exceed the amount charged in the aggregate to the city, county, or city and county by the council of governments, to reimburse it for the cost of the fee charged by the council of government to cover the council’s actual costs in distributing regional housing needs. The legislative body of the city, county, or city and county shall impose the fee pursuant to Section 66016, except that if the fee creates revenue in excess of actual costs, those revenues shall be refunded to the payers of the fee.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 595, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.6 - Housing Elements › Section 65584.2.

65584.2. A local government may, but is not required to, conduct a review or appeal regarding allocation data provided by the department or the council of governments pertaining the locality’s share of the regional housing need or the submittal of data or information for a proposed allocation, as permitted by this article.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 227, Sec. 59. Effective August 16, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.6 - Housing Elements › Section 65585.01.

65585.01. In any suit brought to enforce either this article or any state law listed under subdivision (j) of Section 65585, the department and the office of the Attorney General shall each have the unconditional right to intervene under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 387 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The office of the Attorney General shall have this unconditional right whether intervening in an independent capacity or pursuant to a notice or referral from the department.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 763, Sec. 1. (AB 1485) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.6 - Housing Elements › Section 65585.1.

65585.1. (a) The department shall notify the city, county, or city and county and may notify the office of the Attorney General that the city, county, or city and county is in violation of state law, as provided in subdivision (j) of Section 65585, as amended by Chapter 159 of the Statutes of 2019, if the department finds that any local government has taken an action in violation of Article 8 (commencing with Section 54220) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.
(b) Subdivisions (k), (l), (m), and (n) of Section 65585, as amended by Chapter 159 of the Statutes of 2019, shall apply for any violation of Article 8 (commencing with Section 54220) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5. Any fines imposed pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 65585 for a violation of Article 8 (commencing with Section 54220) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 and deposited into the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund shall be available for expenditure upon appropriation by the Legislature.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 664, Sec. 17. (AB 1486) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.6 - Housing Elements › Section 65585.3.

65585.3. (a) The department shall notify the office of the Attorney General that the County of Napa or the City of Napa, as applicable, is in violation of state law, as provided in subdivision (j) of Section 65585, as amended by Chapter 159 of the Statutes of 2019, if it finds that either jurisdiction has violated subdivision (c) of Section 65584.08.
(b) Subdivisions (k), (l), (m), and (n) of Section 65585, as amended by Chapter 159 of the Statutes of 2019, shall apply for any violation of subdivision (c) of Section 65584.08, except that a fine levied pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (l) of Section 65585 for a violation of subdivision (c) of Section 65584.08 shall be deposited into the General Fund.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 844, Sec. 4. (SB 235) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.6 - Housing Elements › Section 65589.

65589. (a) Nothing in this article shall require a city, county, or city and county to do any of the following:
(1) Expend local revenues for the construction of housing, housing subsidies, or land acquisition.
(2) Disapprove any residential development which is consistent with the general plan.
(b) Nothing in this article shall be construed to be a grant of authority or a repeal of any authority which may exist of a local government to impose rent controls or restrictions on the sale of real property.
(c) Nothing in this article shall be construed to be a grant of authority or a repeal of any authority which may exist of a local government with respect to measures that may be undertaken or required by a local government to be undertaken to implement the housing element of the local general plan.
(d) The provisions of this article shall be construed consistent with, and in promotion of, the statewide goal of a sufficient supply of decent housing to meet the needs of all Californians.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1143.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.6 - Housing Elements › Section 65589.3.

65589.3. In any action filed on or after January 1, 1991, taken to challenge the validity of a housing element, there shall be a rebuttable presumption of the validity of the element or amendment if, pursuant to Section 65585, the department has found that the element or amendment substantially complies with the requirements of this article.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1441, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.6 - Housing Elements › Section 65589.6.

65589.6. In any action taken to challenge the validity of a decision by a city, county, or city and county to disapprove a project or approve a project upon the condition that it be developed at a lower density pursuant to Section 65589.5, the city, county, or city and county shall bear the burden of proof that its decision has conformed to all of the conditions specified in Section 65589.5.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1104, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.6 - Housing Elements › Section 65589.8.

65589.8. A local government which adopts a requirement in its housing element that a housing development contain a fixed percentage of affordable housing units, shall permit a developer to satisfy all or a portion of that requirement by constructing rental housing at affordable monthly rents, as determined by the local government.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to expand or contract the authority of a local government to adopt an ordinance, charter amendment, or policy requiring that any housing development contain a fixed percentage of affordable housing units.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 787, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.7 - Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Within the Coastal Zone › Section 65590.1.

65590.1. Any local government which receives an application as provided in Section 30600.1 of the Public Resources Code to apply the requirements of Section 65590 to a proposed development shall apply these requirements within 90 days from the date on which it has received that application and accepted it as complete. In the event that the local government has granted final discretionary approval to the proposed development, or has determined that no such approval was required, prior to receiving the application, it shall, nonetheless, apply the requirements and is hereby authorized to conduct proceedings as may be necessary or convenient for the sole purpose of doing so.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 43, Sec. 3.5. Effective February 17, 1982.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning › ARTICLE 10.8 - Water Conservation in Landscaping › Section 65591.

65591. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Water Conservation in Landscaping Act.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 559, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)