Title GOV — California Gov. Code

(a) Supportive housing shall be a use by right in zones where multifamily and mixed uses are permitted, including nonresidential zones permitting multifamily uses, if the proposed housing development satisfies all of the following requirements: (1) Units within the development ar…

A developer of supportive housing subject to this article shall provide the planning agency with a plan for providing supportive services, with documentation demonstrating that supportive services will be provided onsite to residents in the project, as required by Section 65651, …

(a) The local government shall approve a supportive housing development that complies with the applicable requirements of this article. (b) The local government shall notify the developer whether the application is complete within 30 days of receipt of an application to develop s…

If the supportive housing development is located within one-half mile of a public transit stop, the local government shall not impose any minimum parking requirements for the units occupied by supportive housing residents.

This article shall not be construed to do either of the following: (a) Preclude or limit the ability of a developer to seek a density bonus, including any concessions, incentives, or waivers of development standards, from the local government pursuant to Section 65915 or any othe…

The Legislature finds and declares that, by adoption of Proposition 2 at the November 6, 2018, statewide general election, the voters expressly approved of the development of permanent supportive housing pursuant to the No Place Like Home Program (Part 3.9 (commencing with Sectio…

This article may be cited as the Office to Housing Conversion Act.

For purposes of this article: (a) (1) “Adaptive reuse project” means the retrofitting and repurposing of an existing building to create new residential or mixed uses including office conversion projects. (2) “Adaptive reuse project” shall not include any of the following: (A) The…

(a) A local government shall not adopt or impose any requirement, including, but not limited to, increased fees or inclusionary housing requirements, that applies to a project solely or partially on the basis that the project is eligible to receive ministerial or streamlined appr…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, an adaptive reuse project shall be exempt from all impact fees that are not reasonably related to the impacts resulting from the change of use of the site from nonresidential to residential or mixed use. Any fees charged shall be roughly proport…

Notwithstanding any law, and in addition to any other applicable labor standards provided in this article, any adaptive reuse project approved by a local government pursuant to this article shall be subject to all of the following labor standard provisions: (a) Except as provided…

Notwithstanding any law, and in addition to any other applicable labor standards provided in this article, any adaptive reuse project approved by a local government pursuant to this article shall meet all of the following labor standards: (a) The development proponent shall requi…

In addition to any other applicable labor standards provided in this article, any development project for an adaptive reuse project approved by a local government pursuant to this article that includes 40 or more housing units and does not include a building of more than four sto…

In addition to any other applicable labor standards provided in this article, any development project for an adaptive reuse project that includes 40 or more housing units and that includes a building of more than four stories in height shall be subject to all of the following ski…

This article shall become operative on July 1, 2026.

(a) A local government may adopt an ordinance to implement this article and specify the process and requirements applicable to adaptive reuse projects, provided that the ordinance is consistent with this article. (b) An ordinance adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be c…

The Legislature finds and declares that encouraging commercial-to-resident conversions to help address the statewide housing crisis addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitutio…

(a) (1) An adaptive reuse project that meets the requirements of subdivision (b) shall be deemed a use by right in all zones, regardless of the zoning of the site, and subject to the streamlined, ministerial review process described in Section 65658.8, except that both of the fol…

(a) An adaptive reuse project that satisfies the requirements of Section 65658.5 may include the development of new residential or mixed-use structures on undeveloped areas and parking areas located on the same parcel as the proposed repurposed building, or on the parcels adjacen…

(a) (1) (A) Before submitting an application for an adaptive reuse project pursuant to Section 65658.5 for a structure that is more than 50 years old and not listed on a local, state, or federal register of historic resources, the development proponent shall submit to the local g…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any local law, if a local government’s planning director or equivalent position determines that an adaptive reuse project submitted pursuant to this article is consistent with the objective planning standards specified in Section 65658.5 and Section 65658.…

(a) A local government shall issue a subsequent permit required for an adaptive reuse project approved under this article if the application substantially complies with the project as it was approved pursuant to Section 65658.8. Upon receipt of an application for a subsequent per…

For purposes of this article: (a) “Low Barrier Navigation Center” means a Housing First, low-barrier, service-enriched shelter focused on moving people into permanent housing that provides temporary living facilities while case managers connect individuals experiencing homelessne…

A Low Barrier Navigation Center development is a use by right in areas zoned for mixed use and nonresidential zones permitting multifamily uses, if it meets the requirements of this article. A local jurisdiction shall permit a Low Barrier Navigation Center development provided th…

Within 30 days of receipt of an application for a Low Barrier Navigation Center development, the local jurisdiction shall notify a developer whether the developer’s application is complete pursuant to Section 65943. Within 60 days of receipt of a completed application for a Low B…

The Legislature finds and declares that Low Barrier Navigation Center developments are essential tools for alleviating the homelessness crisis in this state and are a matter of statewide concern and not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the Cal…

(a) This chapter shall not apply to a charter city, except to the extent that the same may be adopted by charter or ordinance of the city and except that charter cities shall adopt general plans in any case. General plans of a charter city shall be adopted by resolution of the le…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the City of Industry’s approval of, and decisions regarding, the development, planning, design, location, site acquisition, financing, leasing, construction, operation, and maintenance of a stadium complex and associated development inc…

As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) “Petition” includes any form of pleading brought pursuant to Section 65751, whether it is a petition, complaint, cross-complaint, complaint in intervention, or any other form. (b) “Petitioner” includes a petition…

Any action to challenge a general plan or any element thereof on the grounds that such plan or element does not substantially comply with the requirements of Article 5 (commencing with Section 65300) shall be brought pursuant to Section 1085 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

All actions brought pursuant to Section 65751, including the hearing of any such action on appeal from the decision of a lower court, shall be given preference over all other civil actions before the court in the matter of setting the same for hearing or trial, and in hearing the…

(a) The petitioner shall request a hearing or trial on the alternative writ or peremptory writ of mandate, and any other party may request a hearing or trial, within 90 days of the date the petitioner files the petition for a writ of mandate pursuant to Section 65751. If no reque…

In any order or judgment issued in an action brought to challenge the validity of the general plan of any city, county, or city and county, or any mandatory element thereof, that resolves whether the general plan or any mandatory element of the general plan thereof substantially …

(a) During the pendency of any action described in Section 65754, or when issuing a final judgment in favor of the plaintiff or petitioner finding that the general plan or any element thereof does not conform to the requirements of Article 5 (commencing with Section 65300), the c…

(a) The court shall include, in the order or judgment rendered pursuant to Section 65754, one or more of the following provisions for any or all types or classes of developments or any or all geographic segments of the city, county, or city and county until the city, county, or c…

If the court orders a reference of any action brought pursuant to this article or pursuant to any provision of law which grants a court the authority to appoint expert witnesses, monitors, masters, or other third party judicial assistants used in complex litigation, the referee, …

(a) During the pendency of any action described in Section 65754, the court shall, upon a showing of probable success on the merits, grant the relief provided in Section 65755 as temporary relief. In any order granting temporary relief, the court shall not enjoin during the pende…

If the court orders any temporary relief in an action or proceeding subject to this article, any party to the action or proceeding may file with the court a written request that the court make a final determination in the action or proceeding, and the court shall thereafter make …

(a) In any action brought under this section, the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) does not apply to any action necessary to bring its general plan or relevant mandatory elements of the plan into compl…

In determining whether a housing development will have an impact on the ability of the city, county, or city and county to properly adopt and implement an adequate housing element, the court shall consider all relevant factors. There is a conclusive presumption that any housing d…

In no event shall any court grant as relief in any action brought pursuant to this article the revocation of any building permits or related permits for the construction of residential housing which has been issued prior to the filing of the complaint in such action. Nothing in t…

Nothing in this article shall prohibit a court from invalidating any development permit based on failure to comply with the Subdivision Map Act, Division 2 (commencing with Section 66401) of Title 7 of the Government Code, the California Environmental Quality Act, Division 13 (co…

(a) The provisions of this article apply to all actions, proceedings, and causes of action set forth in this article, whether commenced or alleged by the filing of a petition, complaint, cross-complaint, complaint in intervention, or otherwise. (b) Nothing in this article shall b…

The procedures set forth in this chapter shall govern the processing, approval, conditional approval or disapproval and filing of tentative, final and parcel maps and the modification thereof. Local ordinances may modify such procedures to the extent authorized by this chapter.

(a) The time limits specified in this chapter for reporting and acting on maps may be extended by mutual consent of the subdivider and the advisory agency or legislative body required to report or act. However, no advisory agency or legislative body, may require a routine waiver …

(a) Notwithstanding Section 66424, except as is otherwise provided for in this article, two or more contiguous parcels or units of land which have been created under the provisions of this division, or any prior law regulating the division of land, or a local ordinance enacted pu…

A local agency may, by ordinance which conforms to and implements the procedures prescribed by this article, provide for the merger of a parcel or unit with a contiguous parcel or unit held by the same owner if any one of the contiguous parcels or units held by the same owner doe…

A merger of parcels becomes effective when the local agency causes to be filed for record with the recorder of the county in which the real property is located, a notice of merger specifying the names of the record owners and particularly describing the real property.

Prior to recording a notice of merger, the local agency shall cause to be mailed by certified mail to the then current record owner of the property a notice of intention to determine status, notifying the owner that the affected parcels may be merged pursuant to standards specifi…

At any time within 30 days after recording of the notice of intention to determine status, the owner of the affected property may file with the local agency a request for a hearing on determination of status.