AB 2008,
as amended, Quirk. begin deleteCalifornia Environmental Quality Act: infill projects: end deletebegin insertTransit village plans: end insertgoods movement.
Existing law authorizes a city or county to prepare a transit village plan for a transit village development district that addresses specified characteristics, including, among other things, demonstrable public benefits beyond the increase in transit usage that include any 5 specified benefits.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would require the transit village plan to address demonstrable public benefits beyond the increase in transit usage including any 6 specified benefits. The bill would add as a public benefit the minimization of the impact of goods movement on air quality, traffic, and public safety through the provision of dedicated loading and unloading facilities for commercial space.
end insertThe California Environmental Quality Act requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. The act also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment.
end deleteThe act requires the Office of Planning and Research to prepare, develop, and transmit to the Natural Resources Agency, and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to certify and adopt, guidelines for the implementation of the act by public agencies. The act requires the guidelines to include statewide standards for infill projects to promote specified goals and priorities.
end deleteThis bill would require the guidelines to be revised to include as a statewide standard for infill projects the goal of minimizing the impacts of goods movement on air quality, traffic, and public safety through the provision of dedicated loading and unloading facilities for commercial space.
end deleteBecause a public agency would be required to consider the above goal regarding goods movement for infill projects as required by the guidelines, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
end deleteThe California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
end deleteThis bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
end deleteVote: majority.
Appropriation: no.
Fiscal committee: begin deleteyes end deletebegin insertnoend insert.
State-mandated local program: begin deleteyes end deletebegin insertnoend insert.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
begin insertSection 65460.2 of the end insertbegin insertGovernment Codeend insertbegin insert is
2amended to read:end insert
A city or county may prepare a transit village plan
4for a transit village development district that addresses the
5following characteristics:
6(a) A neighborhood centered around a transit station that is
7planned and designed so that residents, workers, shoppers, and
8others find it convenient and attractive to patronize transit.
9(b) A mix of housing types, including apartments, within not
10more than one-half mile of the main entrance of the transit station.
P3 1(c) Other land uses, including a retail district oriented to the
2transit station and civic uses, including day care centers and
3libraries.
4(d) Pedestrian and bicycle access to the transit station, with
5attractively designed and landscaped pathways.
6(e) A transit system that should encourage and facilitate
7intermodal service, and access by modes other than single occupant
8vehicles.
9(f) Demonstrable public benefits beyond the increase in transit
10usage, including anybegin delete fiveend deletebegin insert sixend insert of the following:
11(1) Relief of traffic congestion.
12(2) Improved air quality.
13(3) Increased transit revenue yields.
14(4) Increased stock of affordable housing.
15(5) Redevelopment of depressed and marginal inner-city
16neighborhoods.
17(6) Live-travel options for transit-needy groups.
18(7) Promotion of infill development and preservation of natural
19resources.
20(8) Promotion of a safe, attractive, pedestrian-friendly
21environment around transit stations.
22(9) Reduction of the need for additional travel by providing for
23the sale of goods and services at transit stations.
24(10) Promotion of job opportunities.
25(11) Improved
cost-effectiveness through the use of the existing
26infrastructure.
27(12) Increased sales and property tax revenue.
28(13) Reduction in energy consumption.
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29(14) Minimization of the impact of goods movement on air
30quality, traffic, and public safety through the provision of dedicated
31loading and unloading facilities for commercial space.
32(g) Sites where a density bonus of at least 25 percent may be
33granted pursuant to specified performance standards.
34(h) Other provisions that may be necessary, based on the report
35prepared pursuant to subdivision (b) of former Section 14045, as
36enacted by
Section 3 of Chapter 1304 of the Statutes of 1990.
Section 21094.5.5 of the Public Resources Code
38 is amended to read:
(a) The Office of Planning and Research shall
40prepare, develop, and transmit to the Natural Resources Agency
P4 1for certification and adoption guidelines for the implementation
2of Section 21094.5 and the Secretary of the Natural Resources
3Agency shall certify and adopt the guidelines.
4(b) The guidelines prepared
pursuant to this section shall include
5statewide standards for infill projects that may be amended from
6time to time and promote all of the following:
7(1) The implementation of the land use and transportation
8policies in the Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection
9Act of 2008 (Chapter 728 of the Statutes of 2008).
10(2) The state planning priorities specified in Section 65041.1
11of the Government Code and in the most recently adopted
12Environmental Goals and Policy Report issued by the Office of
13Planning and Research supporting infill development.
14(3) The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions under the
15California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5
16(commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code).
17(4) The reduction in
per capita water use pursuant to Section
1810608.16 of the Water Code.
19(5) The creation of a transit village development district
20consistent with Section 65460.1 of the Government Code.
21(6) Substantial energy efficiency improvements, including
22improvements to projects related to transportation energy.
23(7) Protection of public health, including the health of vulnerable
24populations from air or water pollution, or soil contamination.
25(8) Minimization of the impact of goods movement on air
26quality, traffic, and public safety through the provision of dedicated
27loading and unloading facilities for commercial space.
28(c) The standards for projects on infill sites shall be updated as
29frequently as necessary to ensure the protection of the environment.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
31Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
32a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service
33charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or
34level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section
3517556 of the Government Code.
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