My understanding is that SB330 takes effect 1-1-20. It is supposed to sunset in 5 years. It's not hard to imagine that for a while there will be incompatibility between state and local requirements.
I'm not totally confident that solving housing problems legislatively will work. Years ago the state mandated that cities (and counties) had to determine whether an application for zoning review was complete within 30 days of filing the application. It was thought that this would speed up the approval process.
What happened, as I've seen on some of my projects is that a). Once the application is determined complete they can still take whatever time (years in some cases) to review it after it was determined to be complete; and, b) some agencies use the determination of "completeness" as a way to compel design changes---by saying it is not complete when in fact they just did not like aspects of the project.
I spend a big chunk of time on every project just managing the regulatory issues. It greatly frustrates clients when they see what is arrayed against them, and it makes them think twice about doing more projects.
In my opinion bureaucracies, at any level--Federal/State/Local--should be viewed like gardens. Periodically things need major pruning to ensure the health of the garden. Gardens yield. Bureaucracies not so much. It's just as bad at the local level as anywhere else.
Appreciate the link. Thanks for sharing that.
------------------------------
Donald Wardlaw AIA
More Than Construction, Inc.
Oakland CA
------------------------------
Original Message:
Sent: 10-28-2019 11:36
From: Willard Williams
Subject: SB 330
Does anyone have any more information about SB 330 and AB 68 laws in California? The main question I have is it going to in effect January 1st? And how does this affect local building, and planning codes?
I have read through a few articles like, "California's 2020 Housing Laws: What You Need to Know: Insights." Holland & Knight, California's 2020 Housing Laws: What You Need to Know | Insights | Holland & Knight
Hklaw |
remove preview |
|
California's 2020 Housing Laws: What You Need to Know | Insights | Holland & Knight |
As California's housing supply and homelessness crisis continues, the State Legislature has for the past several years passed numerous pieces of housing legislation in each legislative session. (See Holland & Knight's previous alerts, " A Closer Look at California's New Housing Production Laws," Dec. |
View this on Hklaw > |
|
|
. California's 2020 Housing Laws: What You Need to Know | Insights | Holland & Knight
------------------------------
Willard Williams AIA
Seattle WA
------------------------------