AB 1287 - NYU Furman Center

State Land Use Enacted Legislation

Bill #	State	Year	Party	Topic
AB 1287	CA	2023	D	Affordable housing incentives and financing, Density bonus, Density Increases, Lands near transit

Provided by Furman

Summary

Redefines “maximum allowable residential density” to mean the greeted number of units allowed under the zoning ordinance, specific plan, or land use element of the general plan, or, if a range of density is permitted, the greeted number of units allowed by the specific zoning range, specific plan, or land use element of the general plan applicable to the project.
Requires cities and counties to grant an additional density bonus when a qualifying housing development provides higher affordability levels, including specified thresholds for lower income, very low income, and moderate-income rental or for-sale units, in addition to meeting existing Density Bonus Law requirements.
Expands mandatory incentives or concessions by requiring four incentives for projects with at least 16 percent very low income units or 45 percent moderate-income for-sale units, and increasing incentives from four to five developments where 100 percent of units are for lower income households.
Limits local government documentation requirements by prohibiting jurisdictions from requiring materials beyond what is necessary to establish eligibility for a requested density bonus and parking ratios, removing references to incentives, concessions, and waivers.

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