Legislation

Park Impact Fees Reform SB 315 will address the abuse of local parks fees by jurisdictions that use exorbitant fees to impede or otherwise drive up the cost of new homes.  The bill imposes reasonable limits on park fees for…

Improving SB 9 & SB 423 SB 677 will make it easier to build housing of all types, faster and more affordably. SB 677 improves existing law ensuring the right to build duplexes and fourplexes in residential neighborhoods, and strengthens…

ADU/JADU Parity AB 1154 clarifies rules that cover Junior Accessory Dwelling Units – ADUs built within an existing home’s building envelope (including the garage) – to make it faster and easier to construct these popular and affordable types of housing.…

SB 9 Historic District Reform This bill will make it easier to increase the number of homes – including duplexes – in single-family neighborhoods by allowing the California HOME Act (SB 9, 2021) to be used in historic districts, ending…

Accessible Housing Guidelines AB 413 will require the California Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD) to translate key state housing guidelines and handbooks into the non-English languages commonly spoken in California. The California Department of Housing & Community Development…

Third Party Permit Review (Housing “Shot Clock”) This bill will speed up the approval process for new homes by allowing home builders to hire a licensed and certified third-party reviewer for review of housing permit applications if the local government…

Transit-Oriented Development & Upzoning SB 79 will make it faster and easier to build multi-family housing near transit stops, like train and rapid bus lines, by making it legal for more homes to be built in these areas and streamlining…

Removing ADU Owner Occupancy Requirements In 2020, the state banned local regulations that mandate owner-occupancy of properties with ADUs, or where owners seek permits to build ADUs. Such ordinances had been hampering ADU development, making them harder to finance and…