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Housing Legislation
The State of California has passed several Assembly and Senate Bills that regulate Housing Development and the Housing Element. California Housing Legislature directly impacts Moraga’s Advanced Planning Initiative, including the: 6th Cycle Housing Element, Rezoning (including Bollinger Canyon Special Study Area), and the General Plan Update. Below, you will find some of California Legislature that pertain to Housing and the Housing Element.
| Category | Bill Title |
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| Bills Removing Barriers to Housing Production |
SB 330 – Housing Crisis Act of 2019 and Changes to Permit Streamlining Act & Housing Accountability Act |
| SB 35 - Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process | |
| SB 9 - Housing Development; Approvals |
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| AB 1763 – Density Bonuses for Affordable Housing | |
| AB 116 – Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District | |
| AB 879 – Expands the required analysis of constraints in the Housing Element | |
| Surplus Land Databases and Reporting Requirements | AB 1486 / SB 6 / AB 1255 – Expansion of Surplus Land Act and Reporting |
| AB 1483 – Housing Data Collection and Reporting | |
| Accessory Dwelling Units | AB 68 / AB 881 / SB 13 – Modifications to Increase Accessory Dwelling Unit Development |
| AB 587 – Sale of Accessory Dwelling Units | |
| AB 670 – Construction of Accessory Dwelling Units in Common Interest Developments | |
| AB 671 – Affordable Accessory Dwelling Unit Program Creation | |
| Related Housing Element Laws | SB 166 – “No Net Loss” Law |
| AB 1397 – Additional justification of Housing Element sites | |
| AB 1505 – Authorizes Inclusionary Housing in Rental Projects | |
| AB 72 – Increased Enforcement of Housing Element Law | |
| SB 375 - Transportation planning, travel demand models, sustainable communities strategy, and environmental review. |
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| SB 167 - Housing Accountability Act |
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| AB 686 - Housing Discrimination, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) |
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| SB 379 - Land Use, General Plan, Safety Element |
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| AB 215 - Planning and Zoning Law, Housing Element, Violations |
On October 27, 2021, The Town of Moraga Town Council received a staff report and presentation on legislation update. The Staff Report, PowerPoint Presentation, and video below: