AB 1804

State Land Use Enacted Legislation

Bill #	State	Year	Party	Topic
AB 1804	CA	2018	D	Environmental review, Planning for climate adaptation and hazards

Provided by Furman

Summary

Section 21159.25 is added to the Public Resources Code
Created a specific exemption for infill residential or mixed-use housing projects in urbanized, unincorporated county areas in California Environmental Quality Act requirements.
Streamline approvals for developments up to 5 acres
“Residential or mixed-use housing project” means a project consisting of multifamily residential uses only or a mix of multifamily residential and nonresidential uses, with at least two-thirds of the square footage of the development designated for residential use.
Outlines the requirements that the housing projects must fall under to qualify for the exemption:

(i) The average density of the residential properties that adjoin, or are separated only by an improved public right-of-way from, the perimeter of the project site, if any.
The average density of the residential properties within 1,500 feet of the project site.
Six dwelling units per acre.
The residential portion of the project is a multifamily housing development that contains six or more residential units.
The proposed development occurs within an unincorporated area of a county on a project site of no more than five acres substantially surrounded by qualified urban uses.
(4) The project site has no value as habitat for endangered, rare, or threatened species.
(5) Approval of the project would not result in any significant effects relating to transportation, noise, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, or water quality.
(6) The site can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services.
(7) The project is located on a site that is a legal parcel or parcels wholly within the boundaries of an urbanized area or urban cluster, as designated by the United States Census Bureau.

(1) The cumulative impact of successive projects of the same type in the same place, over time is significant.
(2) There is a reasonable possibility that the project will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances.
(3) The project may result in damage to scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings, or similar resources, within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway.
(4) The project is located on a site which is included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code.
(5) The project may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource.

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