Plain English Breakdown
The effective date is not provided in the source material, so it cannot be confirmed when these rules begin.
AB-1710: Clearer Rules for Housing Project Permits
This law expands the list of rules that housing projects must follow and sets a standard for deciding if those projects meet requirements from local agencies or other public bodies.
What This Bill Does
- Adds materials requirements to the definition of 'ordinances, policies, and standards' under existing laws.
- Includes postentitlement permit standards in the list of rules developers must check against.
- Brings rules adopted by other public agencies into the same review process as local city or county rules.
- States that a housing project is considered compliant if substantial evidence shows it meets applicable plans and policies from any public agency.
- Applies these new findings to all cities, including charter cities.
Who It Names or Affects
- Local agencies such as cities and counties
- Other public agencies with rules on development
- Developers of housing projects for very low-, low-, or moderate-income households or emergency shelters
Terms To Know
- Ordinances, policies, and standards
- Written rules like zoning laws, design reviews, fees, plans, materials requirements, and postentitlement permit standards that control how buildings are made.
- Substantial evidence
- Enough proof in the record to let a reasonable person decide if a project follows the rules.
- Postentitlement permit standards
- Rules that apply after initial approval but before final building permits are issued.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not state when it will officially take effect.
- It says no reimbursement is required for local agencies, but the specific reason is listed as 'specified' without details in this text.
- The exact list of other public agencies included is defined by existing laws rather than named directly here.