CSAC Bulletin Articles: Housing

Land Use

UCLA Extension Land Use Conference

Once again, CSAC is supporting UCLA Extension’s Land Use Law and Planning Conference as a cooperating organization. The 28th annual conference will be held on Friday, January 31st at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Conference topics include CEQA, Takings, Demographics, Planning/Zoning/Development Law, as well as a keynote address from the last three planning directors for the City of San Diego.

Transportation

CSAC Comments on Truck Size and Weight Study

The US Department of Transportation was charged with studying the potential impacts of allowing larger and heavier trucks on the nation’s roadways as part of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). The study is now underway. This week, CSAC sent a letter to the Secretary of Transportation urging the Department to consider the impacts of heavier trucks on local bridges and roadways in addition to state highways.

CSAC staff has been following a number of bills that were on the Governor’s desk right up until the deadline on Sunday. Here are some of the more pertinent pieces of legislation the Governor acted on over the weekend. These are brief synopses. We’ll provide more details and a comprehensive look at the 2013 Legislative Session in the regular edition of the Bulletin on Friday, October 18.

Agriculture and Natural Resources 

Solid Waste

SB 804 (Lara) – Support 
Vetoed on October 11, 2013 

Native American Lands

CSAC comments on federal land-into-trust and tribal acknowledgement policies
 

Housing 

AB 325 (Alejo) – Opposition Removed
As Amended August 6, 2013
 
AB 325, by Assembly Member Luis Alejo, would expand the statute of limitations to sue a county or city, challenging the adoption of a housing element or a number of related local ordinances. 
 

AB 243 (Dickinson) – Support
As Amended on August 19, 2013

AB 243, by Assembly Member Roger Dickinson, would create infrastructure and revitalization financing districts (IRFDs) which are modeled after infrastructure financing districts (IFDs) in existing law.

Land Use

AB 453 (Mullin) – Request for Comment
As Amended on July 3, 2013

Land Use

AB 116 (Bocanegra) – Support
Chapter No. 62, Statutes of 2013

AB 116, by Assembly Member Raul Bocanegra, provides an automatic 24-month extension for subdivision maps that were approved on or after January 1, 2000 and have not yet expired. For maps approved before January 1, 2000 (maps over 13 years old), the subdivider will follow the following local process for approval of the extension:

Housing

AB 325 (Alejo) – Oppose
As Amended on May 29, 2013

AB 325, by Assembly Member Luis Alejo, would expand the statute of limitations to sue a county or city, challenging the adoption of a housing element or a number of related local ordinances.