BILL NUMBER: SB 310	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 24, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hancock

                        FEBRUARY 14, 2011

    An act relating to transit villages.   An
act to amend Sections 53395.3, 53395.6, 53395.7, 53395.14, 53395.19,
53395.20, 53396, 53397.1, and 53397.2 of, to add Article 9
(commencing with Section 65470) to Chapter 3 of Division 1 o 
 f Title 7 to, and to repeal Sections 53395.21, 53395.22,
53395.23, 53395.24, 53395.25, 53397.4, 53397.5, 53397.6, and 53397.7
of, the Government Code, relating to local development. 



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 310, as amended, Hancock.  Transit villages. 
 Local development.  
    (1) Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city or
county to adopt an infrastructure financing plan, which is required
to contain specified information, for the purpose of financing
certain infrastructure facilities, if specified procedural
requirements are met, and requires the legislative body, if it adopts
the plan, to submit the proposal to the voters. Existing law
authorizes the legislative body to create an infrastructure financing
district, by ordinance, if 2/3 of the qualified electors of the
proposed district vote in favor of adoption of the plan, and also
authorizes the legislative body to initiate proceedings to issue
bonds to finance the infrastructure facilities if 2/3 of those
electors vote in favor of the issuance. Existing law authorizes
infrastructure finance districts to finance specified projects,
including financing certain infrastructure facilities.  
   This bill would eliminate the requirement of voter approval and
authorize the legislative body to create the district, adopt the
plan, and issue the bonds by resolutions.  
   This bill would, in addition, authorize a district to reimburse a
developer that meets specified requirements for permit expenses or
expenses related to the construction of affordable housing units.
This bill would also require that an infrastructure finance plan also
include a plan to finance any potential costs for reimbursing a
developer that meets specified requirements for permit expenses.
 
   (2) The Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994
authorizes a city or county to create a transit village plan for a
transit village development district that addresses specified
characteristics. In order to increase transit ridership and to reduce
vehicle traffic on the highways, the act encourages local, regional,
and state plans to direct new development close to transit stations
and provide financial incentives to implement these plans.  

   This bill would establish the Transit Priority Project Program,
and authorize a city or county to participate in the program by
adopting an ordinance indicating its intent to participate in the
program. The bill would require a city or county that elects to
participate in the program to adopt streamlined permitting procedures
for development projects that meet specified requirements and
provide specified zoning variances. The bill would provide that a
development project that takes advantage of the streamlined
permitting procedures developed pursuant to the program is exempt
from specified requirements. This bill would also provide that if a
development project takes advantage of the streamlined permitting
procedures and is located entirely within a Infrastructure Finance
District, then the district may reimburse the developer of a project
for any permit expenses incurred or to offset additional expenses
incurred by the developer in constructing affordable housing units.
 
   This bill would also make various conforming changes. 

   Existing law requires cities and counties to implement certain
planning and zoning plans for the orderly development of communities.
 
   This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would require cities and counties to adopt
permitting procedures for transit village green pathways
developments, as specified. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

   SECTION 1.    Section 53395.3 of the  
Government Code   is amended to read: 
   53395.3.  (a) A district may finance (1) the purchase,
construction, expansion, improvement, seismic retrofit, or
rehabilitation of any real or other tangible property with an
estimated useful life of 15 years or longer  which 
 that  satisfies the requirements of subdivision (b), (2)
may finance planning and design work  which  
that  is directly related to the purchase, construction,
expansion, or rehabilitation of that property and (3) the costs
described in Sections 53395.5, and 53396.5. A district may only
finance the purchase of facilities for which construction has been
completed, as determined by the legislative body. The facilities need
not be physically located within the boundaries of the district. A
district may not finance routine maintenance, repair work, or the
costs of ongoing operation or providing services of any kind.
   (b) The district shall finance only public capital facilities of
communitywide significance, which provide significant benefits to an
area larger than the area of the district, including, but not limited
to, all of the following:
   (1) Highways, interchanges, ramps and bridges, arterial streets,
parking facilities, and transit facilities.
   (2) Sewage treatment and water reclamation plants and interceptor
pipes.
   (3) Facilities for the collection and treatment of water for urban
uses.
   (4) Flood control levees and dams, retention basins, and drainage
channels.
   (5) Child care facilities.
   (6) Libraries.
   (7) Parks, recreational facilities, and open space.
   (8) Facilities for the transfer and disposal of solid waste,
including transfer stations and vehicles.
   (c) Any district  which   that 
constructs dwelling units shall set aside not less than 20 percent of
those units to increase and improve the community's supply of low-
and moderate-income housing available at an affordable housing cost,
as defined by Section 50052.5 of the Health and Safety Code, to
persons and families of low- and moderate-income, as defined in
Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code. 
   (d) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), a district may reimburse a
developer of a project that is both located entirely within the
boundaries of that district and qualifies for the streamlined permit
procedures established pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section
65470) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7, for any permit
expenses incurred pursuant to that program or to offset additional
expenses incurred by the developer in constructing affordable housing
units. 
   SEC. 2.    Section 53395.6 of the  
Government Code   is amended to read: 
   53395.6.  Any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside,
void, or annul the creation of a district, adoption of an
infrastructure financing plan, including a division of taxes
thereunder,  or an election pursuant to this chapter
 shall be commenced within 30 days after the 
enactment of the ordinance creating the district pursuant to Section
53395.23   date the legislative body adopted the
resolution adopting the infrastructure finance plan pursuant to
Section 53395.20  . Consistent with the time limitations of this
section,  such  an action or proceeding with
respect to a division of taxes under this chapter may be brought
pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of
Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that Section 869 of the
Code of Civil Procedure shall not apply.
   SEC. 3.    Section 53395.7 of the  
Government Code   is amended to read: 
   53395.7.  An action to determine the validity of the issuance of
bonds pursuant to this chapter may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9
(commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of
Civil Procedure. However, notwithstanding the time limits specified
in Section 860 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the action shall be
commenced within 30 days after  adoption of the resolution
pursuant to Section 53397.6 providing for issuance of the bonds
  the date the legislative body adopted the resolution
authorizing the issuance of the bonds pursuant to Section 53397.1,
 if the action is brought by an interested person pursuant to
Section 863 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Any appeal from a
judgment in that action or proceeding shall be commenced within 30
days after entry of judgment.
   SEC. 4.    Section 53395.14 of the  
Government Code   is amended to read: 
   53395.14.  After receipt of a copy of the resolution of intention
to establish a district, the official designated pursuant to Section
53395.13 shall prepare a proposed infrastructure financing plan. The
infrastructure financing plan shall be consistent with the general
plan of the city  within which   that  the
district is located  in  and shall include all of the
following:
   (a) A map and legal description of the proposed district, which
may include all or a portion of the district designated by the
legislative body in its resolution of intention.
   (b) A description of the public facilities required to serve the
development proposed in the area of the district including those to
be provided by the private sector, those to be provided by
governmental entities without assistance under this chapter, those
public improvements and facilities to be financed with assistance
from the proposed district, and those to be provided jointly. The
description shall include the proposed location, timing, and costs of
the public improvements and facilities.
   (c) A finding that the public facilities are of communitywide
significance and provide significant benefits to an area larger than
the area of the district.
   (d) A financing section,  which   that 
shall contain all of the following information:
   (1) A specification of the maximum portion of the incremental tax
revenue of the city and of each affected taxing entity proposed to be
committed to the district for each year  during which
  that  the district will receive incremental tax
revenue. The portion need not be the same for all affected taxing
entities. The portion may change over time.
   (2) A projection of the amount of tax revenues expected to be
received by the district in each year  during which 
 that  the district will receive tax revenues, including an
estimate of the amount of tax revenues attributable to each affected
taxing entity for each year.
   (3) A plan for financing the public facilities to be assisted by
the district, including a detailed description of any intention to
incur debt.
   (4) A limit on the total number of dollars of taxes  which
  that  may be allocated to the district pursuant
to the plan.
   (5) A date  on which   that  the
district will cease to exist, by  which   that
 time all tax allocation to the district will end. The date
shall not be more than 30 years from the date  on which the
ordinance forming the district is adopted pursuant to Section
53395.23   the legislative body adopted the resolution
adopting the infrastructure finance plan pursuant to Section 53395.20
 .
   (6) An analysis of the costs to the city of providing facilities
and services to the area of the district while the area is being
developed and after the area is developed. The plan shall also
include an analysis of the tax, fee, charge, and other revenues
expected to be received by the city as a result of expected
development in the area of the district.
   (7) An analysis of the projected fiscal impact of the district and
the associated development upon each affected taxing entity. 
   (8) A plan for financing any potential costs that may be incurred
by reimbursing a developer of a project that is both located entirely
within the boundaries of that district and qualifies for the
streamlined permit procedures established pursuant to Article 9
(commencing with Section 65470) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title
7, for any permit expenses incurred pursuant to that program. 
   (e) If any dwelling units occupied by persons or families of low
or moderate income are proposed to be removed or destroyed in the
course of private development or public works construction within the
area of the district, a plan providing for replacement of those
units and relocation of those persons or families consistent with the
requirements of Section 53395.5.
   SEC. 5.    Section 53395.19 of the  
Government Code   is amended to read: 
   53395.19.  (a) The legislative body shall not enact a resolution
 proposing formation of   forming  a
district and providing for the division of taxes of any affected
taxing entity pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 53396)
unless a resolution approving the plan has been adopted by the
governing body of each affected taxing entity  which
 that  is proposed to be subject to division of
taxes pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 53396) has been
filed with the legislative body at or prior to the time of the
hearing.
   (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the
legislative body from amending its infrastructure financing plan and
adopting a resolution  proposing formation of  
forming  the infrastructure financing district without
allocation of the tax revenues of any affected taxing entity 
which   that  has not approved the infrastructure
financing plan by resolution of the governing body of the affected
taxing entity.
   SEC. 6.    Section 53395.20 of the  
Government Code   is amended to read: 
   53395.20.   (a)    At the
conclusion of the hearing  required by Section 53395.17  ,
the legislative body may adopt a resolution  proposing
adoption of  adopting  the infrastructure financing
plan, as modified, and  approving the  formation of the
infrastructure financing district in a manner consistent with Section
53395.19, or it may abandon the proceedings.  If the
legislative body adopts a resolution proposing formation of the
district, it shall then submit the proposal to create the district to
the qualified electors of the proposed district in the next general
election or in a special election to be held, notwithstanding any
other requirement, including any requirement that elections be held
on specified dates, contained in the Elections Code, at least 90
days, but not more than 180 days, following the adoption of the
resolution of formation. The legislative body shall provide the
resolution of formation, a certified map of sufficient scale and
clarity to show the boundaries of the district, and a sufficient
description to allow the election official to determine the
boundaries of the district to the official conducting the election
within three business days after the adoption of the resolution of
formation. The assessor's parcel numbers for the land within the
district shall be included if it is a landowner election or the
district does not conform to an existing district's boundaries and if
requested by the official conducting the election. If the election
is to be held less than 125 days following the adoption of the
resolution of formation, the concurrence of the election official
conducting the election shall be required. However, any time limit
specified by this section or requirement pertaining to the conduct of
the election may be waived with the unanimous consent of the
qualified electors of the proposed district and the concurrence of
the election official conducting the election.  
   (b) If at least 12 persons have been registered to vote within the
territory of the proposed district for each of the 90 days preceding
the close of the hearing, the vote shall be by the registered voters
of the proposed district, who need not necessarily be the same
persons, with each voter having one vote. Otherwise, the vote shall
be by the landowners of the proposed district and each landowner who
is the owner of record at the close of the protest hearing, or the
authorized representative thereof, shall have one vote for each acre
or portion of an acre of land that he or she owns within the proposed
district. The number of votes to be voted by a particular landowner
shall be specified on the ballot provided to that landowner.
 
   (c) Ballots for the special election authorized by subdivision (a)
may be distributed to qualified electors by mail with return postage
prepaid or by personal service by the election official. The
official conducting the election may certify the proper mailing of
ballots by an affidavit, which shall be exclusive proof of mailing in
the absence of fraud. The voted ballots shall be returned to the
election officer conducting the election not later than the hour
specified in the resolution calling the election. However, if all the
qualified voters have voted, the election shall be closed. 

   SEC. 7.    Section 53395.21 of the  
Government Code   is repealed.  
   53395.21.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the
provisions of law regulating elections of the local agency that calls
an election pursuant to this chapter, insofar as they may be
applicable, shall govern all elections conducted pursuant to this
chapter. Except as provided in subdivision (b), there shall be
prepared and included in the ballot material provided to each voter,
an impartial analysis pursuant to Section 9160 or 9280 of the
Elections Code, arguments and rebuttals, if any, pursuant to Sections
9162 to 9167, inclusive, and 9190 of the Elections Code or pursuant
to Sections 9281 to 9287, inclusive, and 9295 of the Elections Code.
   (b) If the vote is to be by the landowners of the proposed
district, analysis and arguments may be waived with the unanimous
consent of all the landowners and shall be so stated in the order for
the election. 
   SEC. 8.    Section 53395.22 of the  
Government Code   is repealed.  
   53395.22.  (a) If the election is to be conducted by mail ballot,
the election official conducting the election shall provide ballots
and election materials pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 53326
and Section 53327, together with all supplies and instructions
necessary for the use and return of the ballot.
   (b) The identification envelope for return of mail ballots used in
landowner elections shall contain the following:
   (1) The name of the landowner.
   (2) The address of the landowner.
   (3) A declaration, under penalty of perjury, stating that the
voter is the owner of record or the authorized representative of the
landowner entitled to vote and is the person whose name appears on
the identification envelope.
   (4) The printed name and signature of the voter.
   (5) The address of the voter.
   (6) The date of signing and place of execution of the declaration
pursuant to paragraph (3).
   (7) A notice that the envelope contains an official ballot and is
to be opened only by the canvassing board. 
   SEC. 9.    Section 53395.23 of the  
Government Code   is repealed.  
   53395.23.  After the canvass of returns of any election pursuant
to Section 53395.20, the legislative body may, by ordinance, adopt
the infrastructure financing plan and create the district with full
force and effect of law, if two-thirds of the votes upon the question
of creating the district are in favor of creating the district.

   SEC. 10.    Section 53395.24 of the  
Government Code   is repealed.  
   53395.24.  After the canvass of returns of any election conducted
pursuant to Section 53395.20, the legislative body shall take no
further action with respect to the proposed infrastructure financing
district for one year from the date of the election if the question
of creating the district fails to receive approval by two-thirds of
the votes cast upon the question. 
   SEC. 11.    Section 53395.25 of the  
Government Code   is repealed.  
   53395.25.  The legislative body may submit a proposition to
establish or change the appropriations limit, as defined by
subdivision (h) of Section 8 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution, of a district to the qualified electors of a proposed
or established district. The proposition establishing or changing the
appropriations limit shall become effective if approved by the
qualified electors voting on the proposition and shall be adjusted
for changes in the cost of living and changes in populations, as
defined by subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 7901, except that the
change in population may be estimated by the legislative body in the
absence of an estimate by the Department of Finance, and in
accordance with Section 1 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution. For purposes of adjusting for changes in population,
the population of the district shall be deemed to be at least one
person during each calendar year. Any election held pursuant to this
section may be combined with any election held pursuant to Section
53395.20 in any convenient manner. 
   SEC. 12.    Section 53396 of the  
Government Code   is amended to read: 
   53396.  Any infrastructure financing plan may contain a provision
that taxes, if any, levied upon taxable property in the area included
within the infrastructure financing district each year by or for the
benefit of the State of California, or any affected taxing entity
after the effective date of the  ordinance  
resolution  adopted pursuant to Section  53395.23
  53395.20  to create the district, shall be
divided as follows:
   (a) That portion of the taxes which would be produced by the rate
upon which the tax is levied each year by or for each of the affected
taxing entities upon the total sum of the assessed value of the
taxable property in the district as shown upon the assessment roll
used in connection with the taxation of the property by the affected
taxing entity, last equalized prior to the effective date of the
 ordinance   resolution  adopted pursuant
to Section  53395.23   53395.20  to create
the district, shall be allocated to, and when collected shall be paid
to, the respective affected taxing entities as taxes by or for the
affected taxing entities on all other property are paid.
   (b) That portion of the levied taxes each year specified in the
adopted infrastructure financing plan for the city and each affected
taxing entity which has agreed to participate pursuant to Section
53395.19 in excess of the amount specified in subdivision (a) shall
be allocated to, and when collected shall be paid into a special fund
of, the district for all lawful purposes of the district. Unless and
until the total assessed valuation of the taxable property in a
district exceeds the total assessed value of the taxable property in
the district as shown by the last equalized assessment roll referred
to in subdivision (a), all of the taxes levied and collected upon the
taxable property in the district shall be paid to the respective
affected taxing entities. When the district ceases to exist pursuant
to the adopted infrastructure financing plan, all moneys thereafter
received from taxes upon the taxable property in the district shall
be paid to the respective affected taxing entities as taxes on all
other property are paid.
   SEC. 13.    Section 53397.1 of the  
Government Code   is amended to read: 
   53397.1.  The legislative body may, by majority vote, 
initiate proceedings to issue bonds   authorize the
issuance of bonds  pursuant to this chapter by adopting a
resolution stating its intent to issue the bonds  .
   SEC. 14.    Section 53397.2 of the  
Government Code   is amended to read: 
   53397.2.  The resolution adopted pursuant to Section 53397.1 shall
contain all of the following information:
   (a) A description of the facilities to be financed with the
proceeds of the  proposed  bond issue.
   (b) The estimated cost of the facilities, the estimated cost of
preparing and issuing the bonds, and the principal amount of the
 proposed  bond issuance.
   (c) The maximum interest rate and discount on the 
proposed  bond issuance. 
   (d) The date of the election on the proposed bond issuance and the
manner of holding the election.  
   (e) 
    (d)  A determination of the amount of tax revenue
available or estimated to be available, for the payment of the
principal of, and interest on, the bonds. 
   (f) 
    (e)  A finding that the amount necessary to pay the
principal of, and interest on, the  proposed  bond
issuance will be less than, or equal to, the amount determined
pursuant to subdivision  (e)   (d)  . 
   (f) The issuance of the bonds in one or more series.  
   (g) The date the bonds will bear.  
   (h) The denomination of the bonds.  
   (i) The form of the bonds.  
   (j) The manner and execution of the bonds.  
   (k) The medium of payment in which the bonds are payable. 

   (l) The place or manner of payment and any requirements for
registration of the bonds.  
   (m) The terms or call of redemption, with or without premium.

   SEC. 15.    Section 53397.4 of the 
Government Code   is repealed.  
   53397.4.  The clerk of the legislative body shall publish the
resolution adopted pursuant to Section 53397.1 once a day for at
least seven successive days in a newspaper published in the city or
county at least six days a week, or at least once a week for two
successive weeks in a newspaper published in the city or county less
than six days a week.
   If there are no newspapers meeting these criteria, the resolution
shall be posted in three public places within the territory of the
district for two succeeding weeks. 
   SEC. 16.    Section 53397.5 of the  
Government Code   is repealed.  
   53397.5.  The legislative body shall submit the proposal to issue
the bonds to the voters who reside within the district. The election
shall be conducted in the same manner as the election to create the
district pursuant to Section 53395. 20 and the two elections may be
consolidated. 
   SEC. 17.    Section 53397.6 of the  
Government Code   is repealed.  
   53397.6.  (a) The bonds may be issued if two-thirds of the voters
voting on the proposition vote in favor of issuing the bonds.
   (b) If the voters approve the issuance of the bonds as provided by
subdivision (a), the legislative body shall proceed with the
issuance of the bonds by adopting a resolution which shall provide
for all of the following:
   (1) The issuance of the bonds in one or more series.
   (2) The principal amount of the bonds, which shall be consistent
with the amount specified in subdivision (b) of Section 53397.2.
   (3) The date the bonds will bear.
   (4) The date of maturity of the bonds.
   (5) The denomination of the bonds.
   (6) The form of the bonds.
   (7) The manner of execution of the bonds.
   (8) The medium of payment in which the bonds are payable.
   (9) The place or manner of payment and any requirements for
registration of the bonds.
   (10) The terms of call or redemption, with or without premium.

   SEC. 18.    Section 53397.7 of the  
Government Code   is repealed.  
   53397.7.  If any proposition submitted to the voters pursuant to
this chapter is defeated by the voters, the legislative body shall
not submit, or cause to be submitted, a similar proposition to the
voters for at least one year after the first election. 
   SEC. 19.    Article 9 (commencing with Section 65470)
is added to Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the  
Government Code   , to read:  

      Article 9.  Transit Priority Project Program


   65470.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide a
process for cities and counties to create development patterns in the
form of transit priority projects that comply with Chapter 4.2
(commencing with Section 21155) of Division 13 of the Public
Resources Code, create good jobs, reduce vehicle miles traveled,
build the density needed for transit viability, and meet regional
housing targets.
   (b) A city or county may participate in the Transit Priority
Project Program by adopting an ordinance indicating its intent to
participate in the program.
   (c) If a city or county elects to participate in the program by
adopting the ordinance described in subdivision (b), the city or
county shall do all of the following:
   (1) Adopt streamlined permitting procedures for development
projects that meet all of the requirements of subdivision (c).
   (2) Allow developers to construct one additional story for each
story permitted to be constructed in adherence to the city's zoning
laws as a matter of right for buildings within residential and
mixed-use zones within the portion of a transit priority project in
which the program is applicable.
   (d) A development project shall be eligible for the streamlined
permitting procedures required pursuant to paragraph (1) of
subdivision (b) if the development
         project meets all of the following requirements:
   (1) Is located in a designated transit priority project and within
one-half of one mile of a transit station, pursuant to Section 21155
of the Public Resources Code.
   (2) Is located within a zone in which buildings of three stories
or more are authorized.
   (3) Meets State Air Resources Board land use guidelines with
respect to distance from major emitters.
   (4) Is built in compliance with the requirements for Gold
certification standard under the USGBC LEED program.
   (5) Provides onsite bicycle parking.
   (6) Provides for car sharing if a car sharing program is available
in the city or county. The car sharing area may be onsite, or the
developer may pay a fee to the city or county to cover the cost of
providing for car sharing at an offsite location near the project.
The developer shall provide one car share for the first 20 units and
one car share for every 50 units thereafter.
   (7) Rents parking space for the residential units separately from
the residential units, or pays a fee to the appropriate local transit
management fund to cover one-half of the cost of providing a parking
space.
   (8) Provides to all units transit passes for 10 years as part of
the rent or condo fees if transit passes are available from local
providers.
   (9) Provides to tenants recycling for bottles, cans, paper, and
plastic containers.
   (10) Provides open space onsite, including, but not limited to,
accessible roof gardens, or pays a fee into a fund established for
local open space. The fee shall not exceed 10 cents ($0.10) per
square foot.
   (11) Provides 20 percent affordable units in rental or owner
occupied housing, or pays a fee in an amount equivalent to the cost
to provide an affordable unit elsewhere within the city's or county's
jurisdiction, as determined by the city or county.
   (12) Pays prevailing wages to construction workers for residential
projects over 100 units.
   (e) The following shall be applicable to a development project
that is eligible for the streamlined permitting procedures required
pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c):
   (1) The project may be eligible for the exemption provided for in
Section 21155.1 of the Public Resources Code.
   (2) The project shall only be subject to local design review of
the building exterior and shall comply with any local design
guidelines that were adopted prior to the submission of the project
application.
   (3) If the project is located entirely within the boundaries of an
Infrastructure Finance District created pursuant to Chapter 2.8
(commencing with Section 53395) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5,
the district may reimburse the developer for any permit expenses
incurred pursuant to this article.
   (f) Design review for a development project that takes advantage
of the streamlined permitting procedures required pursuant to
paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) shall be completed by a
participating city or county within 90 days of plan submittal. The
design review recommendation shall be forwarded directly to the
governing body of the city or county.  
  SECTION 1.    It is the intent of the Legislature
to enact legislation that would require cities and counties to adopt
permitting procedures for transit village green pathways
developments, in order to facilitate the implementation of Senate
Bill 375 of the 2007-08 Regular Session, by encouraging economic
development within transit villages, reducing vehicle miles traveled,
promoting the construction of Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) certified buildings, and providing incentives to
developers to construct housing in transit villages.