Bill Text: CA AB1158 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled

California Assembly Bill 1158 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Transit village plan.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2010-01-14 - Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file. [AB1158 Detail]

Download: California-2009-AB1158-Enrolled.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 1158	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 27, 2009
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 31, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 25, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Hayashi

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   An act to amend Section 65460.2 of the Government Code, relating
to transit facilities.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1158, Hayashi. Transit village plan.
   Existing law authorizes a city or county to create a transit
village plan for a transit village development district. Existing law
authorizes a city or county to prepare a transit village plan for a
transit village development district that addresses specified
characteristics.
   This bill would add the characteristic of other land uses,
including educational facilities, that provide direct linkages for
people traveling to and from primary and secondary education schools,
community colleges, and universities, to the list of specified
characteristics that a transit village plan may address.
   This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 65460.2
of the Government Code proposed by AB 338, that would become
operative only if AB 338 and this bill are both chaptered and become
effective on or before January 1, 2010, and this bill is chaptered
last.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 65460.2 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   65460.2.  A city or county may prepare a transit village plan for
a transit village development district that addresses the following
characteristics:
   (a) A neighborhood centered around a transit station that is
planned and designed so that residents, workers, shoppers, and others
find it convenient and attractive to patronize transit.
   (b) A mix of housing types, including apartments, within not more
than a quarter mile of the exterior boundary of the parcel on which
the transit station is located.
   (c) Other land uses, including a retail district oriented to the
transit station and civic uses, including day care centers and
libraries.
   (d) Pedestrian and bicycle access to the transit station, with
attractively designed and landscaped pathways.
   (e) A transit system that should encourage and facilitate
intermodal service, and access by modes other than single occupant
vehicles.
   (f) Demonstrable public benefits beyond the increase in transit
usage, including any five of the following:
   (1) Relief of traffic congestion.
   (2) Improved air quality.
   (3) Increased transit revenue yields.
   (4) Increased stock of affordable housing.
   (5) Redevelopment of depressed and marginal inner-city
neighborhoods.
   (6) Live-travel options for transit-needy groups.
   (7) Promotion of infill development and preservation of natural
resources.
   (8) Promotion of a safe, attractive, pedestrian-friendly
environment around transit stations.
   (9) Reduction of the need for additional travel by providing for
the sale of goods and services at transit stations.
   (10) Promotion of job opportunities.
   (11) Improved cost-effectiveness through the use of the existing
infrastructure.
   (12) Increased sales and property tax revenue.
   (13) Reduction in energy consumption.
   (g) Sites where a density bonus of at least 25 percent may be
granted pursuant to specified performance standards.
   (h) Other land uses, including educational facilities, that
provide direct linkages for people traveling to and from primary and
secondary education schools, community colleges, and universities.
   (i) Other provisions that may be necessary, based on the report
prepared pursuant to subdivision (b) of former Section 14045, as
enacted by Section 3 of Chapter 1304 of the Statutes of 1990.
  SEC. 2.  Section 65460.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:

   65460.2.  A city or county may prepare a transit village plan for
a transit village development district that addresses the following
characteristics:
   (a) A neighborhood centered around a transit station that is
planned and designed so that residents, workers, shoppers, and others
find it convenient and attractive to patronize transit.
   (b) A mix of housing types, including apartments, within not more
than a one-half mile of the main entrance of the transit station.
   (c) Other land uses, including a retail district oriented to the
transit station and civic uses, including day care centers and
libraries.
   (d) Pedestrian and bicycle access to the transit station, with
attractively designed and landscaped pathways.
   (e) A transit system that should encourage and facilitate
intermodal service, and access by modes other than single occupant
vehicles.
   (f) Demonstrable public benefits beyond the increase in transit
usage, including any five of the following:
   (1) Relief of traffic congestion.
   (2) Improved air quality.
   (3) Increased transit revenue yields.
   (4) Increased stock of affordable housing.
   (5) Redevelopment of depressed and marginal inner-city
neighborhoods.
   (6) Live-travel options for transit-needy groups.
   (7) Promotion of infill development and preservation of natural
resources.
   (8) Promotion of a safe, attractive, pedestrian-friendly
environment around transit stations.
   (9) Reduction of the need for additional travel by providing for
the sale of goods and services at transit stations.
   (10) Promotion of job opportunities.
   (11) Improved cost-effectiveness through the use of the existing
infrastructure.
   (12) Increased sales and property tax revenue.
   (13) Reduction in energy consumption.
   (g) Sites where a density bonus of at least 25 percent may be
granted pursuant to specified performance standards.
   (h) Other land uses, including educational facilities, that
provide direct linkages for people traveling to and from primary and
secondary education schools, community colleges, and universities.
   (i) Other provisions that may be necessary, based on the report
prepared pursuant to subdivision (b) of former Section 14045, as
enacted by Section 3 of Chapter 1304 of the Statutes of 1990.
  SEC. 3.  Section 2 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section
65460.2 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and AB 338.
It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and
become effective on or before January 1, 2010, (2) each bill amends
Section 65460.2 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill is enacted
after AB 338, in which case Section 1 of this bill shall not become
operative.