Dear Stakeholder,

Assembly Bill 2011, the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022, allows for a streamlined ministerial approval process for qualifying new residential developments in certain commercial zones. This ministerial process is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as long as certain affordable housing and labor standards are incorporated into a proposed project.

City Planning has prepared a memorandum summarizing eligibility criteria, requirements, and development standards, in addition to the application process for interested applicants.

Please direct project-related questions to the Metro/Downtown or Valley Development Services Centers (DSCs).

For answers to general questions, or questions pertaining to the text of the memorandum, please email planning.priorityhousing@lacity.org.

Thank you for your interest in this issue!