AB 1207, as introduced, Brown. Community development.
The Community Redevelopment Law authorized the establishment of redevelopment agencies in communities to address the effects of blight, as defined. Existing law describes physical and economic conditions that cause blight. Existing law dissolved redevelopment agencies as of February 1, 2012, and provides for the designation of successor agencies, as defined, to wind down the affairs of the dissolved redevelopment agencies.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to the provision regarding the causes of blight.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 33031 of the Health and Safety Code is
2amended to read:
(a) This subdivision describes physical conditions that
4cause blight:
5(1) Buildings in which it is unsafe or unhealthy for persons to
6live or work. These conditions may be caused by serious building
P2 1code violations, serious dilapidation and deterioration caused by
2long-term neglect, construction that is vulnerable to serious damage
3from seismic or geologic hazards, and faulty or inadequate water
4or sewer utilities.
5(2) Conditions that prevent or substantially hinder the viable
6use or capacity of buildings or lots. These conditions may be caused
7by buildings of substandard, defective, or obsolete design or
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construction,end insert given the present general plan, zoning,
9or other development standards.
10(3) Adjacent or nearby incompatible land uses that prevent the
11development of those parcels or other portions of the project area.
12(4) The existence of subdivided lots that are in multiple
13begin delete ownership and whoseend deletebegin insert ownership, theend insert physical developmentbegin insert of
14whichend insert has been impaired by their irregular shapes and inadequate
15sizes, given present general plan and zoning standards and present
16market conditions.
17(b) This subdivision describes economic conditions that cause
18blight:
19(1) Depreciated or stagnant property values.
20(2) Impaired property values, due in significant part, to
21hazardous wastes on property where the agency may be eligible
22to use its authority as specified in Article 12.5 (commencing with
23Section 33459).
24(3) Abnormally high business vacancies, abnormally low lease
25rates, or an abnormally high number of abandoned buildings.
26(4) A serious lack of necessary commercial facilities that are
27normally found in neighborhoods, including grocery stores, drug
28stores, and banks and other lending institutions.
29(5) Serious residential overcrowding that has resulted in
30significant
public health or safety problems. As used in this
31paragraph, “overcrowding” means exceeding the standard
32referenced in Article 5 (commencing with Section 32) of
33begin insert Subchapter 1 ofend insert Chapter 1begin insert of Division 1end insert of Title 25 of the California
34Code of Regulations.
35(6) An excess of bars, liquor stores, or adult-oriented businesses
36that has resulted in significant public health, safety, or welfare
37problems.
P3 1(7) A high crime rate that constitutes a serious threat to the
2public safety and welfare.
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