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State Land Use Enacted Legislation
| Bill # | State | Year | Party | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AB 1275 |
CA | 2025 | D | Affordable housing incentives and financing, Deadlines, Density Increases, Environmental review, Fair distribution of housing, Lands near transit, Planning for climate adaptation and hazards, Planning Requirements, Vacant or blighted lands |
Provided by Furman
Summary
- Extends the timeline (established by the Planning and Zoning Law) for each county/city to adopt a comprehensive physical development plan, which includes a housing element that addresses the inventory of land available for residential development, from two to three years prior to the scheduled revision of the housing element.
- Requires that for the 7th revision of the housing element, the department must meet with each council of governments to consult about the scheduled revision, at least 38 months before the revision is set to take place.
- Requires that the share of regional housing need allocated to a subregion is in a proportion consistent with the subregion’s share of the current adopted final regional housing need allocation plan.
- Requires that council of governments or applicable subregions consider a regional transportation plan as part of their overall development plan.
- States that an allocation plan (focused on allocating housing in a manner that is consistent with sustainability goals) must be informed by the development pattern included in the sustainable communities strategy.
- Provides that any resolution approving a final housing need allocation plan demonstrates that the plan is informed by the sustainable communities strategy in the regional transportation plan.
Provided by lawmakers
Bill Title
An act relating to land use