Environmentally-Beneficial Housing Exemption AB 609 will create a streamlined permitting process for multi-family housing in already-developed urban areas by exempting these homes from the California Environmental Quality Act. The bill defines housing in these areas, often referred to as “infill…
AB 1308
Inspection “Shot Clock” *significantly amended by Senate Local Government Committee on July 9 AB 1308 will help bring new homes to market faster by legally requiring a jurisdiction’s building department to perform final inspections for certain projects within ten business…
SCA 2
SCA 2 proposes to repeal Article 34 of the California Constitution with the goal of making it legal to build low-income and public housing in California’s cities. Originally passed in 1950, Article 34 gives wealthy California neighborhoods veto power over…