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California Housing Approvals Fall Behind, Fast-Track Development Law Kicks-In
Nearly all California cities and counties (97.6%) are failing to approve enough housing development projects to keep pace with population growth. As a result, they will fall under a new fast-track development law that will restrict their ability to reject certain types of development projects.
The California Department of Housing and Community Development issued a progress report this week detailing the 500 cities and counties that are falling behind the guidelines for development of market-rate housing, affordable housing, or both. The new Senate Bill 35 legislation was enacted last fall. It applies only to projects that comply with a city’s zoning rules, pay the prevailing wage, and ensure that at least 10% of the new units are affordable, or priced below market rate.
So far, only 13 cities or counties made the cut, including Beverly Hills, Foster City, Hillsborough, Santa Barbara County and West Hollywood.
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