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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Senator Grayson</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to add Section 65941.3 to the Government Code, relating to development projects. </ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Development projects: preliminary estimate of required improvements: onsite and offsite improvements.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>Existing law, the Permit Streamlining Act (act), sets forth various procedures for the review and approval of development project applications, including, among other things, requiring each public agency to compile one or more lists that specify in detail the information that will be required from any applicant for a development project. The act also requires a city, county, or city and county to deem an applicant for a housing development project to have submitted a preliminary application upon providing specified information about the proposed project to the city, county, or city and
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<html:p>This bill would permit a development proponent that submits a preliminary application for a housing development project, as specified, or an application if a preliminary application is not submitted, to include in the preliminary application or application a request for a preliminary estimate of required improvements, as provided. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county that receives a request under these provisions to provide the preliminary estimate within 30 business days of the submission of the request, as provided. The bill would additionally require, within 30 business days of an application for a postentitlement phase permit, the city, county, or city and county to provide the applicant with an itemized list of all onsite and offsite improvements that will be required prior to issuance of, or otherwise in connection with, that permit, as provided. The bill would define various terms for purposes of its purposes.</html:p>
<html:p>By imposing new duties on local agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.</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>
<html:p>The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.</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 65941.3 is added to the
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(a)
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For purposes of this section:
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(1)
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“Housing development project” has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 65905.5, except that it also includes an application for a parcel map or tentative and final map for a housing development project submitted pursuant to Section 66499.41.
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(2)
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“Improvement” includes, but is not limited to, any facilities or infrastructure for the delivery of public services such as education, police, fire protection, parks, recreation, emergency medical, public health, libraries, flood protection, streets or highways, public transit, railroad, airports and seaports, utility, common carrier, or other similar projects
such as energy-related, communication-related, water-related, or wastewater-related facilities or infrastructure.
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(3)
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“Postentitlement phase permit” has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (k) of Section 65913.3.
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(b)
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(1)
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A development proponent that submits a preliminary application for a housing development project providing the information required by subdivision (a) of Section 65941.1, or if a preliminary application is not submitted, an application for a housing development project that includes all of the information required to process the development application consistent with Sections 65940, 65941, and 65941.5, may include in the preliminary application or application a request for a preliminary estimate of required improvements, which the city, county, or city and county shall provide within 30 business days of the submission
of the request.
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(2)
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(A)
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The preliminary estimate of required improvements in paragraph (1) shall contain both of the following:
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(i)
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A list of the types of onsite or offsite improvements that may be required in connection with the housing development project.
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(ii)
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For any improvements that will be constructed or installed by the city, county, or city and county, a good faith estimate of the cost of those improvements if constructed or installed at the time the estimate is provided.
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(B)
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Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the preliminary estimate of required improvements shall not be required to include either of the following:
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(i)
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Onsite or offsite improvements required
by a public agency or utility other than the city, county, or city and county.
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(ii)
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Onsite or offsite improvements imposed on a housing development project to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).
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(3)
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For onsite and offsite improvements required by a public agency or utility, other than a city, county, or city and county, including requirements by a school district or a special district, the development proponent may request a list of any onsite or offsite improvements that may be required in connection with the housing development project, and the public agency or utility shall provide the development proponent with this information within 30 business days.
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(4)
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Except for the provision of the estimates required under
paragraphs (1) and (3), nothing in this subdivision shall create or affect any rights or obligations with respect to onsite or offsite improvements.
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(5)
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The estimates provided under paragraphs (1) and (3) shall be for informational purposes only and shall not be legally binding or otherwise affect the scope, extent, or cost of any onsite or offsite improvements that are required or imposed pursuant to other provisions of law.
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(c)
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(1)
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Within 30 business days of an application for a postentitlement phase permit, the city, county, or city and county shall provide the applicant with an itemized list of all onsite and offsite improvements that will be required prior to issuance of, or otherwise in connection with, that permit.
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(2)
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(A)
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Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the
city, county, or city and county shall not require construction or installation of any onsite or offsite improvement prior to issuance of, or otherwise in connection with, a postentitlement phase permit, unless that improvement was included on the list provided under paragraph (1) for that permit.
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(B)
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Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the city, county, or city and county may require construction or installation of onsite or offsite improvements not included on the list provided under paragraph (1) if the city, county, or city and county finds, based upon substantial evidence, that the onsite or offsite improvement is necessary to mitigate or avoid a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety.
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<html:p>The Legislature finds and declares that increasing housing production is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution, and one of the impediments to housing production is a lack of predictability and transparency when assessing impact fees. Therefore, Section 1
of this act adding Section 65941.3 to the Government Code applies to all cities, including charter cities.</html:p>
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No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII
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B of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.
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