Bill Text: CA AB1851 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Religious institution affiliated housing development projects: parking requirements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-09-28 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 196, Statutes of 2020. [AB1851 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB1851-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
May 05, 2020 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Wicks |
January 06, 2020 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 65913.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:65913.6.
(a) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply:(1)“Faith-based organization” means a nonprofit corporation organized and registered for religious purposes.
(2)“Faith-based organization affiliated housing development project” means a housing development project that meets all of the following criteria:
(A)The housing development project is located on one or more contiguous parcels that are each owned entirely, whether directly or through a wholly owned company or corporation, by a faith-based organization.
(B)The
housing development project qualifies as being near colocated religious-use parking by being any of the following:
(i)Located on one or more parcels that collectively contain religious-use parking.
(ii)Located adjacent to a parcel owned by the faith-based organization that contains religious-use parking.
(iii)Located on one or more parcels separated by no more than 0.1 miles from a parcel owned by the faith-based organization that contains religious-use parking.
(C)The housing development project qualifies for a density bonus under Section 65915.
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(b)Notwithstanding any other law or ordinance, a local agency, upon the request of a developer of a housing development project, shall ministerially approve a request to that local agency to reduce or eliminate any parking requirements that would otherwise be imposed by that local agency on the development if the housing development project qualifies as a faith-based organization affiliated housing development project.
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