Bill > AB752

This bill adds a new section to California's Health and Safety Code that requires local jurisdictions to treat daycare centers colocated with multifamily housing (residential buildings with five or more units) as a residential use that is automatically permitted, or "use by right." The bill prohibits local governments from charging additional business license fees or permits for such daycare centers and prevents them from creating unique restrictions that would make it harder to establish these facilities. Local jurisdictions can still impose building and safety regulations, but these must be identical to those applied to the multifamily housing where the daycare center is located. The bill specifically maintains that daycare centers must still comply with all existing state building, fire safety, and licensing requirements. The legislation explicitly states that it addresses a statewide concern, which means it applies to all California cities, including charter cities, and aims to streamline the process of establishing daycare centers in multi-unit residential settings by removing potential bureaucratic barriers that might discourage such development.

Government Affairs, Health and Social Services

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB752