California Government Code

§ 65621

GOV § 65621 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 1 · Title 7 · Ch. 3 · Art. 10.10

Statute text

(a)A local government may establish a Workforce Housing Opportunity Zone by preparing an environmental impact report pursuant to Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code to identify and mitigate, to the extent feasible, environmental impacts resulting from the establishment of that zone, and by adopting a specific plan that shall include text and a diagram or diagrams that specify all of the following in detail:

(1)The distribution and location of a minimum of 100 units to a maximum of 1,500 residential dwelling units. A local government shall not include more than 50 percent of the number of units in its regional housing needs allocation in a Workforce Housing Opportunity Zone. If a local government whose regional housing needs allocation is less than 100 units chooses to establish a Workforce Housing Opportunity Zone, then it shall include its entire allocation in the zone.

(2)The proposed distribution, location, and extent and intensity of major components of public and private transportation, sewage, water, drainage, solid waste, disposal, energy, and other essential facilities needed to support the construction of the residential dwelling units. Essential facilities may include improvements needed to K–12 schools that serve areas within the zone.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 92, Sec. 115. (SB 1289) Effective January 1, 2019.