California’s legislative session came to a close in the early
morning hours this week with hundreds of bills now awaiting
action by Governor Gavin Newsom. The following provides an update
on major bills of interest for the Housing, Land Use and
Transportation policy area. CSAC staff will continue to
monitor and advocate for County priorities during the
signing period, which ends September 30, 2022.
The bill would impose short plan review timelines for large
multi-unit housing developments and mandates local governments to
offer a costly electronic permit submission system, but provides
no state funding to support this mandate. CSAC has been
working this bill since April and despite providing reasonable
amendments, the author did not accept these, and we remain
opposed. This bill is before the Governor.
The bill would make numerous changes to the laws governing
accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling
units (JADUs) in ways that are unclear and difficult to interpret
for counties. CSAC has been engaged on this bill since
March 2022, unfortunately the author did not accept our practical
amendments to address the bill’s confusing language. CSAC
remains opposed and this bill is now before the
Governor.
