CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2195

Introduced by Assembly Member Maienschein

February 12, 2020

An act relating to housing.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2195, as introduced, Maienschein. Housing development incentives.
Existing law, the Zenovich-Moscone-Chacon Housing and Home Finance Act, generally governs housing and home finance and makes legislative declarations regarding the urgency of affordable housing and defines terms for purposes of the act.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to subsequently amend this bill to include provisions that would incentivize local jurisdictions and developers to include capital assets, such as neighborhood parks, school facilities, and bicycle paths in the undertaking or approval of housing developments.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature subsequently amend this measure to include provisions that would incentivize local jurisdictions and housing developers who are undertaking or approving a housing development project, to concurrently invest in the construction or acquisition of capital assets such as traffic improvements, neighborhood parks, bicycle paths, libraries, school facilities, play areas, community centers, and police or fire stations.