AB 720 — Land use: housing element.

Summary

The Planning and Zoning Law requires each city, county, and city and county to prepare and adopt a general plan that contains certain mandatory elements, including a housing element that analyzes existing and projected housing needs and includes a statement of goals, quantified objectives, policies, financial resources, and scheduled programs for the maintenance, preservation, improvement, and development of housing. The housing element is required to identify the existing and projected housing needs of all economic segments of the community. The Department of Housing and Community Development is authorized to allow a city, county, or city and county to substitute the provision of units for up to 25% of the community's obligation to identify adequate sites for any income category in its housing element, as specified, when the community includes in its housing element a program committing the local government to provide units in that income category within the city, county, or city and county that will be made available through the provision of committed assistance during the planning period covered by the housing element to low- and very low income households at affordable housing costs or affordable rents, as defined. Units that are to be substantially rehabilitated with committed assistance from the city, county, or city and county and constitute a net increase in the community's housing stock may be included in this housing element program, if the units meet certain criteria. Existing law defines various terms for use of these provisions. This bill would authorize a city, county, or city and county to include weatherization and energy efficiency improvements as part of its efforts to substantially rehabilitate a unit, and modify the definition of "committed assistance" for purposes of specified provisions. The bill would also define "planning period" and "projection period" for purposes of specified provisions, if SB 575 is not enacted. The Planning and Zoning Law requires a planning agency, after a legislative body has adopted all or part of a general plan, to provide an annual report to the legislative body, the Office of Planning and Research, and the Department of Housing and Community Development on the status of the general plan and progress in meeting the community's share of regional housing needs. This bill would authorize the planning agency to include in its annual report the number of units that have been substantially rehabilitated, converted from nonaffordable to affordable by acquisition, and preserved, as defined. This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 65583 of the Government Code proposed by SB 575, that would become operative only if SB 575 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2010, and this bill is chaptered last.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/11/09 - Chaptered Current pdf October 11, 2009
• Enrolled 08/20/09 - Enrolled pdf August 20, 2009
• Amended 07/14/09 - Amended Senate pdf July 14, 2009
• Amended 06/30/09 - Amended Senate pdf June 30, 2009
• Amended 05/14/09 - Amended Assembly pdf May 14, 2009
• Amended 04/20/09 - Amended Assembly pdf April 20, 2009
• Introduced 02/26/09 - Introduced pdf February 26, 2009
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Action History

1. October 11, 2009

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 467, Statutes of 2009.

2. October 11, 2009

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 25, 2009

   Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.

4. September 08, 2009

   Returned by the Governor at the request of the Assembly.

5. August 24, 2009

   Enrolled and to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.

6. August 17, 2009

   Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2604.)

7. July 16, 2009

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 18 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

8. July 16, 2009

   Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1765.)

9. July 14, 2009

   Read second time, amended, and to Consent Calendar.

10. July 13, 2009

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (July 7).

11. June 30, 2009

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

12. June 11, 2009

    Referred to Com. on T. & H.

13. May 27, 2009

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

14. May 26, 2009

    Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1664.)

15. May 18, 2009

    Read second time. To third reading.

16. May 14, 2009

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

17. May 13, 2009

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (May 13).

18. May 07, 2009

    From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 6).

19. April 21, 2009

    Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

20. April 20, 2009

    (Corrected April 21.)

21. April 20, 2009

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.

22. March 23, 2009

    Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and H. & C.D.

23. March 01, 2009

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.

24. February 26, 2009

    Read first time. To print.

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• Caballero · Primary

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