BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 968
Author: Torlakson (D)
Amended: 5/3/05
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE : 11-0, 4/19/05
AYES: Torlakson, McClintock, Cedillo, Ducheny, Kehoe,
Lowenthal, Machado, Maldonado, Margett, Simitian, Soto
NO VOTE RECORDED: Ashburn, Murray, Runner
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SUBJECT : Land supply for housing
SOURCE : California Building Industry Association
Homeownership Advancement Foundation
League of California Cities
DIGEST : This bill requires cities and counties to
identify sufficient land for housing to accommodate each
jurisdiction's housing needs through the end of the general
plan.
ANALYSIS : The Planning and Zoning Law requires cities
and counties to prepare and adopt a general plan to guide
the future growth of a community. Every general plan must
contain seven elements: land use, circulation, housing,
conservation, open-space, noise, and safety.
A land use element shall designate the proposed general
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distribution and location of the uses of land for housing,
business, industry, open space, education, and public
facilities. The land use element shall also include the
standards of population density and building intensity
recommended for the various districts covered by the plan.
A housing element must identify and analyze existing and
projected housing needs, identify adequate sites with
appropriate zoning to meet the housing needs of all income
segments of the community, and ensure that regulatory
systems provide opportunities for, and do not unduly
constrain, housing development. Housing elements generally
cover a five-year period. The quantity of housing for
which a community must identify sites is determined through
the Regional Housing Needs Assessment process.
This bill requires a land use element to identify
sufficient land to accommodate the jurisdiction's housing
needs at appropriate densities through the end of the
general plan's planning period.
The bill also makes a number of findings relating to the
threat that the lack of housing poses to the state's
competitiveness and prosperity, the need for comprehensive
and long-term planning for housing, the need to reflect
local needs and circumstances, and the need to support
public services and infrastructure.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: Yes
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/4/05)
California Building Industry Association (source)
Homeownership Advancement Foundation (source)
League of California Cities (source)
JJA:do 5/4/05 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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