Bill > AB2243

This bill makes various changes to the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022, which provides a streamlined, ministerial review process for certain affordable and mixed-income housing developments. Key provisions include: - Expanding the size limit for project sites from 20 acres to 100 acres if the site is a "regional mall" as defined in the bill. - Prohibiting affordable housing projects from demolishing historic structures and adding requirements related to hazardous materials assessment and mitigation. - Modifying the affordability thresholds for rental and owner-occupied units subject to the streamlined review. - Requiring local governments to make certain determinations and approvals within specified timeframes. - Allowing local governments to exempt certain parcels from the Act's requirements if specific criteria are met. - Declaring the provisions of the bill to be a matter of statewide concern that applies to all cities, including charter cities.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2243