In 2019, to accelerate housing production, Governor Newsom signed
SB 330 (Chapter
654, Statutes of 2019) which made changes to land use and
zoning law to remove barriers and impediments to building new
housing in urban areas of the state, specifically in areas in
which underproduction is most prevalent, known as “affected
cities” and “affected counties”.
The California Department of Housing and Community Development
(HCD) is pleased to announce updated lists of affected
cities and
counties on our
statutory determinations webpage based on new data obtained
from the 2020 census. SB 330 prohibits these jurisdictions from
taking certain zoning related actions, including, among other
things, downzoning certain parcels, imposing a moratorium, or
imposing design review standards that are not objective. It also
requires jurisdiction-wide housing replacement when housing
affordable to lower-income residents is demolished.
