Saturday, March 9, 2019 starting @ 10 a.m. @ LAPD Hollenbeck Community Room (see front page for more details) – City Planner Matthew Glesne will cover the following topics:

• Overview of recently adopted City Housing Policies
• Overview of the Housing Progress Report
• Housing State Bills – Highlights
  • AB 2753: Density Bonus Application –  The Density Bonus Law was originally enacted in 1979 to help address the affordable housing shortage by encouraging the development of Low and Moderate Income housing units. AB 2753 institutes a requirement that cities provide applicants with a determination as to the amount of Density Bonus a project is eligible, along with any incentives requested.
  • AB 2372: Floor Area Ratio Bonus –  Floor Area Ratio (FAR) is the measurement of a building’s floor area in relation to the size of the lot or parcel on which the building is located. AB 2372 gives cities the authority to amend their local Density Bonus ordinances to grant developers additional FAR in lieu of Density Bonus. The bill applies to sites that are generally located within a transit priority area and reserve at least 20% of their units for Very Low Income.
  • AB 2797: Density Bonus Law – The California Coastal Act was enacted in 1976 to regulate the development of lands located within a designated coastal zone. AB 2797 amends the Density Bonus Law to clarify that its provisions be applied in a manner consistent with the underlying intent of both laws.
  • AB 3194: Density and General Plan Land Use – The Housing Accountability Act (HAA) was enacted in 1982 to restrict a local agency’s ability to disapprove housing development projects. AB 3194 builds on the HAA by requiring local agencies to approve specified projects that are inconsistent with zoning, but are aligned with the objective standards of the general plan — a land use document that governs how local agencies will accommodate future growth and development.
  • AB 2162: By-Right Supportive Housing – AB 2162 streamlines city approvals for affordable housing development projects that include both supportive housing units and onsite supportive services for the homeless. The bill allows qualifying projects to be approved by-right –– without a discretionary process –– in multifamily or mixed use zones. The bill also includes a parking incentive for supportive housing projects located near transit.
  • SB 765: SB 35 Update – SB 765 amends SB 35 to further clarify the qualifying applicants must record an affordability restriction or housing covenant. The bill also stipulates that determinations associated with the review of SB 35 projects are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
  • SB 35 – approved by the State Legislature in 2017 –– allows for the streamlined, ministerial approval of housing projects that meet a host of planning, environmental, labor, and affordability standards. The threshold of required affordability is based on a city’s progress in meeting its Regional Housing Needs Assessment.
  • SB 828 and AB 1771: Regional Housing Needs Assessment – SB 828 prohibits cities from relying on data that reported prior underproduction of housing as a justification for reducing a city or county’s share of the Regional Housing Needs Assessment. Additionally, it outlines that overcrowding, cost burdens, and distribution of low wage workers are now eligible criteria for determining a local agency’s housing needs assessment.
  • SB 1227: Allowing for a student housing density bonus
  • AB 2263: Adaptive reuse of historic buildings under Adaptive Reuse
  • AB 686: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

• Q & A