CaliforniaCoastal resources: coastal development permits: infill area categorical exclusion.
What it does
Existing law, the California Coastal Act of 1976, among other things, requires anyone wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone, except as specified, in addition to obtaining any other permit required by law from any local government or from any state, regional, or local agency, to obtain a coastal development permit from the California Coastal Commission or a local government, as provided. The act provides that a coastal development permit is not required for specified types of development in specified areas, as provided. Existing law provides that a coastal development permit is not required for any category of development, or any category of development within a specified geographic area, if the commission, after a public hearing, and by a 23 vote of its appointed members, finds that there is no potential for any significant adverse effect, as specified, on coastal resources or on public access to, or along, the coast and, where the exclusion precedes certification of the applicable local coastal program, that the exclusion will not impair the ability of local government to prepare a local coastal program.
More detail
Existing regulation, before a categorical exclusion becomes effective, requires specified things to occur, including that the public agency issuing the permit accepts and agrees to the terms and conditions to which the categorical exclusion has been made subject.
This bill would require the commission, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development, by July 1, 2027, to identify, based on specified considerations, infill areas within at least 3 local jurisdictions that do not have a certified local coastal program for a categorical exclusion from the coastal development permitting requirement. Specifically, until June 30, 2037, if a development in one of those identified infill areas is a residential housing project comprised only of units that are deed restricted for persons of very low, low, or moderate income, as specified, this bill would categorically exclude the development from that requirement. The bill would exempt the categorically excluded infill areas from the above-described regulation. The bill would require, before commencing development, a proponent of the development to request from the commission, and for the commission to issue, a notice of exclusion.
This bill would require the commission, on or before August 1, 2027, to post on its internet website clearly defined maps of the categorical exclusion areas. The bill would also require the commission, on or before January 1, 2035, to report to the Legislature the number of projects that were constructed or are currently under construction pursuant to this categorical exclusion.
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History
- 2025
- Oct 6Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 416, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 6Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 16Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 8Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2607.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB484 Laird Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 4In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 484 Laird Senate Third Reading By Haney. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 4Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2907.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Sep 2Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 29From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 20August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Jul 16From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 25Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.Major
- Jun 24From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 23).Major
- Jun 23
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 5Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and H. & C.D.Minor
- May 28In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 28Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1283.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- May 27Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 23Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- May 23From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1202.) (May 23).Major
- May 20Set for hearing May 23.
- May 19May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- May 9Set for hearing May 19.
- May 1Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Apr 30From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 936.) (April 29).Major
- Apr 29
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 24Set for hearing April 29.
- Apr 8From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 707.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 3Set for hearing April 8.
- Apr 2Re-referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and HOUSING.Minor
- Mar 26From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Major
- Feb 26Referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Feb 20From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
- Feb 19Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced