SB50

Legalize many more homes near jobs and transit with default zoning

State: California

Status: Failed ❌

Magnitude: Major

Formal Title: PLANNING AND ZONING: HOUSING DEVELOPMENT: STREAMLINED APPROVAL: INCENTIVES

Summary: Authorizes streamlined, ministerial approval for neighborhood multifamily projects on eligible parcels without conditional use permits. Defines eligible projects and parcels, limits local parking requirements, and sets automatic expiration of approval in 3 years with possible one-year extension. Exempts projects from CEQA. Requires cities, counties, or both to grant an equitable communities incentive for developments meeting specific criteria, including being a job-rich or transit-rich housing project, with additional requirements for developments in counties based on population size. Implements delays for sensitive communities, with certain exemptions for local flexibility plans approved by the Department of Housing and Community Development.

Main sponsors: Scott Wiener

Legislative text: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB50