CC 3-19-19 Item #2 SB50 and SB 330 Presentation1
2019 Housing Legislation
Senate Bills 50 and 330
Senate Bill 50 - Weiner
More Housing Opportunity,
Mobility, Equity, and Stability
(“HOMES”) Act of 2019
CC 3/19/19 #2
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Equitable Communities Incentives
●Jobs Rich Areas
●Transit Rich Areas
Jobs Rich Areas
●Determined by State of California
●Areas with “Positive Educational
and Economic Outcomes”
●Housing would enable shorter
commutes or allow residents to live
near a jobs rich area.
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Incentives in Jobs Rich Areas
●Waive Maximum Density Limits
●Waive Some Parking Requirements
●Provide Three Land Use Incentives
or Concessions
Transit Rich Areas
●One half mile from a major
transit stop
●One quarter mile from a stop
on a high quality bus corridor
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Incentives in Transit Rich Areas
●All jobs rich incentives
●55 foot height limit and 3.25 FAR if within ¼
mile of major transit stop
●45 foot height limit and 2.5 FAR if within ½
mile of major transit stop
●No parking requirements near major
transit stops
Affordability Requirements
●1-10 Units – None
●11-20 Units – Pay unspecified in lieu fee
●20+ Units – Pay in lieu fee or build
affordable units on site (6% to 25%)
●Or follow local inclusionary ordinance if
more restrictive
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Other Requirements
●CEQA
●Local Design Review, Use
Permit, Impact Fees
●Labor and other laws
Sensitive Communities
●Areas defined by MTC in Bay
Area then updated by HCD
●May comply through a
community led process
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Compliance Costs
●State determines that may be
covered by service charges,
fees, or assessments
●No State reimbursement
SB 330 - Skinner
The Housing Crisis Act of 2019
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Housing Crisis
●Declares Crisis until January 1,
2030
●Legislation expires effective
January 1, 2030
Affected Cities and Counties
●Higher than average rents
●Lower than average rental
vacancy rates
●Determined by HCD
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Limits on Planning and Zoning
●No reductions in height, density,
floor area, etc.
●No growth limits/housing
moratoria
●Retroactive to January 1, 2018
Limits on Development Review
●Vested right to standards at time of
application
●No fees in excess of those in effect
January 1, 2018
●No fees on affordable units
●No enforcement of existing growth caps
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Exceptions
●Section 8 Housing
●Rent Controlled Units
●Ellis Act Units
●Affordable housing without
relocation benefits
Rules for All Cities and Counties
●Vested right upon complete
application
●Limit on Hearings
●Posting development
application requirements
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Substandard Buildings
●HCD to develop new rules
●Occupied substandard
buildings that comply with
new rules protected for 7
years
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