SB No. 828 Legislative Council’s Digest
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The legislation, Senate Bill 828, from state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would require cities and counties to rezone land in their communities to permit many more homes than are currently in their plans. Under the bill, local governments could have to double the amount of land made available for condominium and apartment complexes, and zone even more parcels for residential development in an effort to address a shortage of homes in the state that Wiener has estimated stands at 4 million.
The April 26, 2018 version of the Bill would require the program to identify actions that will be taken to accommodate 125% of the city’s or county’s share of the regional housing need that could not be accommodated on the sites identified in the inventory of land without rezoning of those sites. The bill would also require those actions be taken to make at least 100% of the city’s or county’s share so identified be available for multifamily housing located within developed areas.
- Read APA Letter of Opposition to AB No. 828 (March 27, 2018)
- Read Los Angeles Times, “A little-known bill could reshape housing development across California” by Liam Dillon (April 12, 2018)
