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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 968
Author: Torlakson (D)
Amended: 5/5/05
Vote: 21
SENATE FLOOR VOTE : 4/28/05, 36-0
Aanestad, Ackerman, Alarcon, Alquist, Ashburn, Battin,
Bowen, Campbell, Cedillo, Chesbro, Cox, Denham, Ducheny,
Dunn, Dutton, Figueroa, Hollingsworth, Kehoe, Kuehl,
Lowenthal, Machado, Maldonado, Margett, McC.intock,
Migden, Morrow, Murray, Perata, Poochigian, Romero,
Runner, Scott, Simitian, Soto, Torlakson, Vincent
NO VOTE RECORDED : Escutia, Florez, Ortiz, Speier
SUBJECT : Land use planning: general plans
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill renames the circulation element of the
general plan as the transportation element.
Senate Floor Amendment of 5/5/05 deleted the previous
version of the bill which required cities and counties to
identify sufficient land for housing to accommodate each
jurisdiction's housing needs through the end of the general
plan. In addition, the amendments added language to rename
the circulation element of the general plan as the
transportation element.
Note : The new provisions of this bill are nearly identical
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to SB 927 (Lowenthal), which the Senate passed 36-0 on
4/28/05 (See SB 927 vote above).
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
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 renames the circulation element of the general
plan as the "transportation element".
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/6/05)
California Building Industry Association
Homeownership Advancement Foundation
League of California Cities
JJA:do 5/10/05 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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