California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2589

Introduced by Assembly Member Gomez

February 19, 2016

An act to amend Section 17005.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2589, as introduced, Gomez. Employee housing.

The Employee Housing Act requires a person operating employee housing to obtain a permit to operate that housing from the agency that enforces the act, which can either be the Department of Housing and Community Development or a city, county, or city and county that assumes responsibility for enforcing the act. The act defines for its purposes several terms, including the term “employee community housing.”

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

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 17005.5 of the Health and Safety Code
is amended to read:

17005.5.  

(a)  “Employee community housing” means a
community of single family detached dwellings begin delete which end delete begin insert that end insert meet
all of the following requirements:

(1)  Each dwelling has a minimum of four rooms, including a
separate kitchen and a separate bathroom.

(2)  Each dwelling is owned or operated by an employer, and
maintained by begin delete such end delete begin insert the end insert employer in compliance with the provisions
of the State Housing Law, and the regulations adopted pursuant
thereto, begin delete which end delete begin insert that end insert materially affect health and safety.

(3)  Each dwelling is inhabited by not more than one family,
which includes at least one permanent year-round employee of the
employer who owns or operates the dwelling.

(4)  Each dwelling has direct access to a publicly owned and
maintained road.

(5)  Each dwelling is located within a community, as defined
in subdivision (b).

(b)  “Community” means not less than 200 single family
detached dwellings meeting the requirements of subdivision (a),
begin delete which end delete begin insert that end insert are adjacent or in close proximity to each other, and
begin delete which end delete begin insert that end insert have maintenance services available to the residents of
the dwelling units provided by persons employed by the employer
for the express purpose of providing begin delete such end delete begin insert those end insert services.