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4/8/26 5 as well as with objective statewide fire safety standards established by the California Building Code, Fire Code, Wildland-Urban Interface Code, Health & Safety Code, Public Resources Code, and Government Code Sections 51175 – 51189. (Section 65912.157(j)). • Demolition and Anti-Displacement Protections. Projects may not be located on a site containing more than two units where the development requires the demolition of housing that is subject to rent or price control and that has been occupied by tenants within the past seven years. Projects also may not be located on a site where more than two units of housing that were subject to price or rent control were demolished within the past seven years. (Section 65912.157(h)). Projects must comply with the replacement housing requirements in SB 330 (Section 66300.6)3 as well as any local requirements or processes that implement these replacement housing requirements and any demolition and anti- displacement standards established through local ordinance. (Section 65912.157(f)-(h)). • Labor Standards. Projects must meet prevailing wage and skilled and trained workforce requirements for any building over 85 feet in height. (Section 65912.157(k)). Action item: Develop an SB 79 application form listing the requirements for SB 79 projects and how applicants can demonstrate eligibility. The Regional Housing Technical Assistance Program will be developing a template application form to assist in this effort. SB 79 Development Standards SB 79 not only provides that eligible transit-oriented housing development “shall be an allowed use” on sites zoned for residential, mixed-use, and commercial development near qualifying TOD stops. It also establishes development standards for such eligible transit-oriented housing development near qualifying TOD stops, which vary by distance from the stop and how that stop is categorized. Local agencies may not apply lower height, density, or residential FAR limits than those set by SB 79 unless they adopt a local transit-oriented development alternative plan that maintains the same residential capacity or adopt certain other local ordinances (discussed in the Local Government Options to Modify section below). In addition, projects that achieve specified densities are eligible for additional concessions under State Density Bonus Law (SDBL). These standards are summarized below and are codified in Government Code Section 65912.157(a)(3)–(6) and (e). 3 See ABAG’s Regional Housing Technical Assistance’s Guide to California State Replacement Housing Requirements for further information. 8.A. - Page 23 of 97 241