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10A Page 17 er;� ,.� r�r� .��i x F .d �„��' � eR ?.+ 4 .. �h . e:• + E? r a r� o ,� ,. ra � #: �. � . f € .� � c; c: d� p ,. c. x. i e: �� + ,. e� .. � k 1 . � A , v �. .,. After the bill was closely scrutinized by the RHNA number,and then have one year after that to committee for more than two hours eariier in the corr�plete their zoning for the five-year planning week,and again in a special hearing, Sen. Ducheny period. Therefore,#he zoning woukd have to be agreed to take out a number of troublesome provi- complete one year after the housing element is sions in the biEl. completed. The rnajor items that were removed from SB • Charter City Consistency. The requirement 303: that zoning wifl have to be consistent with the general plan would apply to charter cities by January 1,2011. • Removed the narrowed the definition af "health and safety" • Funding and Mandates. There is no word • Removed the requirect a#our-iif�hs vote yet on how a�l of this w��l g�t fun�ed. Significan� • Removed fanguage requiring courts to give mandates are invoived. Sen. Ducheny has agreed to the Califomia Department ofi Housing and keep working on this issue. Community uevelopment (HCD)determina- tions about local housing efements greater � Health and Safety Finding. Though the deference super-majori#y vote requirement is gone, local agen- cies would be limited to the extent that they could Many of the League's concerns were amended change a zoning designation after an application if out of the bifl, but several issues remain. These fiEed upon a simple majority of the legislative body include: making specifc health and safety findings. • 10-Year Update. Requires each element in • Required Review of Open Space Ele- the general plan to be updated as needed every 10 ment Environmentalists requested cgrtainty on years. environmental concerns to counter the emphasis an housing and�evelopment in SB 303. Sen. Ducreny • 't0-Year RHNA Number; Five(5}-Year agreed ta amendments that would require periodic Review. The Regional Housing Needs Assess- updates of the open space.element of the general ment{RHNA)planning period would stay at five pfan. The language to these amendments will follow years. Local agencies would be given a 10-year shortly. number, however,with the idea that#his wiA provide a longer term outlook in the planning process. SB 303 will next go to fhe Senate Appropriations Cornmittee,where some of the significant funding • Five (5)-year zon'rng + Five (5}-year and cost issues are likely to be addressed. The designation. Those who are"in the know" are League continues its opposition to the bill and re- wondering what cities will do with a'�0-year RHNA que�ts citi�s to submit oppose letters io the Legisfa- number and a five-year planning period. Cities will ture. have to zone for five years and designate intended areas to zone for the second five years. For more information and a sample opposition letter on SB 303,visit wvuw.cacities.arg/billsearch and This is likely to cause prablems with general look up the measure. Further updafes on this legisla- plan consistency requirements and SB 303's tion wifl appear in future editions of Priority�ocus. language wil!have fo be read closely when it comes inte p;;nt. Ques:ions sh�uEd ��ireciec�to League Legisla- tive Representative Bi[k Higgins at � 7hree years to pre-zone the RHNA. bhiggins@caci#ies.org or Legislative Director Dan Local agencies will be gtven two years to compfete Carrigg at dcarrigg@cacities.org . their housing element when they are given their PAGE 6 - PRtORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Website--www.cacities.org Arpi! 27, 2007 - Issue#16