Coastal resources: coastal development permit application: higher education housing project.

Education Housing

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Alvarez
Last action: 2025-10-03
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 256, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the extent of de minimis changes allowed.

Coastal Resources: Higher Education Housing Project

This law changes how universities and colleges can get permits to build housing projects near the coast.

What This Bill Does

It lets universities decide how many parking spaces are needed for student, faculty, or staff housing.
The Coastal Commission must publish information about university and college development plans on its website.

Who It Names or Affects

Universities and colleges in California's coastal areas
People who work for the California Coastal Commission

Terms To Know

Coastal Development Permit: A permit needed to build or develop land near the ocean.
De Minimis: Very small changes that do not need a full review.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how many universities will use these new rules.
It is unclear if this law applies to all types of development projects or just housing for students, faculty, and staff.

Bill History

2025-10-03 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 256, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-03 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-24 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-12 California Legislative Information
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3372.).
2025-09-12 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-11 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2920.).
2025-08-26 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-25 California Legislative Information
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2025-08-13 California Legislative Information
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-07-14 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-14 California Legislative Information
Withdrawn from committee.
2025-07-10 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
2025-07-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 8).
2025-06-30 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
2025-06-18 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and HOUSING.
2025-06-09 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-05 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2104.)
2025-05-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-05-14 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2025-05-01 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-30 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2025-04-29 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 28).
2025-02-18 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2025-01-31 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.
2025-01-30 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 357, Alvarez.
Coastal resources: coastal development permit application: higher education housing project.
The California Coastal Act of 1976, which is administered by the California Coastal Commission, requires a person wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone to obtain a coastal development permit. The act provides for the submission and approval of long-range land use development plans as an alternative to project-by-project review to promote greater efficiency for the planning of public works or state university or college or private university development projects and provides for amendments to those plans. The act places limits on the conditions the commission may impose on projects contained in a plan that has been certified by the commission. The act authorizes the commission to, after a public hearing, by regulation, adopt procedures for the issuance by the executive director of the commission of waivers from coastal development permit requirements for any
development that is de minimis, as specified.
This bill would require the commission to defer to the state university or college or private university in determining the number of vehicle parking spaces necessary for residents of student, faculty, or staff housing facilities, as provided. The bill would authorize the executive director to determine that a proposed amendment to a public works plan or long-range development plan is de minimis and would provide the procedures for the determination and approval of amendments that are de minimis. The bill would require the commission to track and publish on a public portion of its internet website any public works plans or long-range development plans, amendments to public works plans or long-range development plans, and notices of impending development submitted by a state university or college or private university to the commission for approval, as specified.

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