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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Ta</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title>An act to add Section 53316.8 to the Government Code, relating to local government.</ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Local government: community facilities districts: financing.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>Existing law, the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, authorizes a local agency, as defined, to initiate proceedings to establish a community facilities district as an alternative method of financing certain public capital facilities and services, especially in developing areas undergoing rehabilitation, only if it has first considered and adopted local goals and policies, as prescribed. Existing law authorizes a local agency to take any actions or make any determinations which it determines are necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the act and which are not otherwise prohibited by law.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would prohibit a local agency from denying or conditionally denying, or imposing conditions on in a manner that renders infeasible, an application for financing through a community facilities district pursuant to the act that is
related to a housing development project that includes units affordable to persons and families of lower income households or moderate income households, as those terms are defined, unless the local agency makes written findings supported by a preponderance of the evidence in the record that, among other things, the denial or any condition is based on specific, written findings setting forth the reasons for the decision.</html:p>
<html:p>Existing law, the Housing Accountability Act, which is part of the Planning and Zoning Law, prohibits, among other things, a local agency from disapproving a housing development project or emergency shelter, or conditioning approval in a manner that renders the housing or emergency shelter infeasible, as specified, for a housing development project for very low, low-, or moderate-income households, or an emergency shelter, unless the local
agency makes specified written findings based upon a preponderance of the evidence in the record. </html:p>
<html:p>This bill would require its provisions to be construed consistently with the standards set forth in the Housing Accountability Act, as applicable.</html:p>
<html:p>The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.</html:p>
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<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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Section 53316.8 is added to the
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(a)
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A local agency shall not deny or conditionally deny, or impose conditions on in a manner that renders infeasible, an application for financing through a community facilities district pursuant to this chapter that is related to a housing development project that includes units affordable to persons and families of lower income households or moderate income households, unless the local agency makes written findings supported by a preponderance of the evidence in the record as to both of the following:
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(1)
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The denial or any condition is based on specific, written findings setting forth the reasons for the decision.
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(2)
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The local agency has established, based on substantial
evidence in the record, that the formation of the community facilities district would have a specific, adverse impact upon public health or safety, or would violate applicable state or federal law, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the adverse impact or comply with applicable state or federal law.
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(b)
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This section shall be construed consistently with the standards set forth in the Housing Accountability Act (Section 65589.5), as applicable.
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(c)
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For purposes of this section, both of the following definitions apply:
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(1)
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“Lower income household” has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
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(2)
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“Moderate income household” has the same meaning as defined in Section 50052.5 of the Health
and Safety Code.
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<html:p>The Legislature finds and declares that Section 1 of this act adding Section 53316.8 to the Government Code addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, Section 1 of this act applies to all cities, including charter cities.</html:p>
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