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AB-436: Rules for Zoning Composting Facilities
This law requires state agencies to create and publish guidelines on siting composting facilities, which local governments must consider when making major updates to their land use plans.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Office of Planning and Research, Land Use and Climate Innovation, to work with waste management experts by June 1, 2027.
- Mandates the creation of a technical advisory that lists best practices for siting composting facilities.
- Publishes this advisory on an official website so local governments can access it.
- Requires cities and counties to review these guidelines when they make major changes to their land use plans after January 1, 2029.
- Asks local planners to consider updating their land use element to identify areas where composting facilities may be appropriate as an allowable use.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Office of Planning and Research
- The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
- Cities, counties, and city-counties that manage local zoning laws
Terms To Know
- Technical advisory
- A guide created by state experts explaining best practices for choosing locations for composting facilities.
- Land use element
- The part of a city or county's long-term plan that decides where different types of buildings and businesses can go.
Limits and Unknowns
- Local governments only need to consider these rules when they make major updates to their land use plans, not immediately.
- The bill states the state will not pay local agencies for any costs caused by this new requirement.
- The text does not specify exactly which areas must be chosen for composting facilities.