SB330

Essentially outlaw downzoning for a decade and curtail some NIMBY delay tactics

State: California

Status: Enacted ✅

Formal Title: An act to amend Section 65589.5 of, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 65940, 65943, and 65950 of, to add and repeal Sections 65905.5, 65913.10, and 65941.1 of, and to add and repeal Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 66300) of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code, relating to housing.

Summary: Aims to accelerate housing production across the state by imposing restrictions on local jurisdictions' ability to downzone or cap the number of housing permits. The Act prohibits local agencies from disapproving housing development projects that comply with current zoning rules unless specific findings are provided. It further aims to streamline the housing approval process by limiting the number of public hearings on projects and by suspending local practices that directly or indirectly inhibit the feasibility of housing projects compliant with existing zoning and planning standards. This Act is part of broader efforts to address California's housing shortage and affordability crisis by facilitating the development of more housing units, including low-, moderate-, and high-income housing.

Main sponsors: Nancy Skinner

Legislative text: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB330