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AB-2576 • 2026

Transit-oriented development: exclusions: historic sites.

Transit-oriented development: exclusions: historic sites.

Housing
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Sponsor
Harabedian
Last action
Official status
Senate - Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not explicitly state when this new exclusion takes effect.

Excluding Certain Historic Sites from Transit-Oriented Housing Rules

This law adds specific historic sites listed on the State Historic Resources Inventory before January 1, 2025, to the list of places where local governments do not have to allow transit-oriented housing projects.

What This Bill Does

  • Excludes contributing sites within a historic district that are included on the State Historic Resources Inventory and designated before January 1, 2025.
  • Excludes parcels individually listed as historical resources on the State Historic Resources Inventory if they were designated before January 1, 2025.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local governments that review housing development projects in high-resource areas.
  • Developers proposing transit-oriented housing on sites with historic designations listed on the State Historic Resources Inventory.

Terms To Know

Transit-oriented development
A housing project that meets specific state conditions to be allowed as a use near public transportation.
State Historic Resources Inventory
A list kept by the state of places or buildings considered historically significant.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not specify an effective date for these new exclusions.
  • The bill only addresses sites designated before January 1, 2025; it does not mention how to handle sites designated after that date.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Senate - Third Reading

Official Summary Text

Transit-oriented development: exclusions: historic sites.