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4/8/26 7 Table 1. Development Standards Available to TOD Housing Projects under SB 79 Location Permitted Development: Tier 1 Stop (served by heavy rail transit or very high frequency commuter rail) Permitted Development: Tier 2 Stop (excluding Tier 1 stops, served by light rail transit, high-frequency commuter rail, or bus rapid transit) Adjacent to TOD stop (within 200 feet of a pedestrian access point 4 to stop). • Height: 95 feet • Density: 160 du/ac 5 • Residential FAR: 4.5 • Height: 85 feet • Density: 140 du/ac • Residential FAR: 4.0 Within ¼-mile of TOD stop. • Height: 75 feet • Density: 120 du/ac • Residential FAR: 3.5 • Height: 65 feet • Density: 100 du/ac • Residential FAR: 3.0 Between ¼ and ½ mile of TOD stop in a city with at least 35,000 residents. • Height: 65 feet • Density: 100 du/ac • Residential FAR: 3.0 • Height: 55 feet • Density: 80 du/ac • Residential FAR: 2.5 Note that the FAR limits here apply only to residential FAR, defined to include only “net habitable square footage dedicated to residential use.” (Section 65912.156(l).) “Net habitable square footage” is included in the Key Definitions section below. Action items: Conduct a zoning gap-analysis inside each TOD zone, by tier, to identify where local standards fall below SB 79 minimums (height, density, residential FAR) or preclude them, such as by maximum lot coverage standards. Consider drafting zoning code amendments to resolve any conflicts, which must be reviewed by HCD in accordance with Section 65912.160. Note that these standards do not need to apply to certain sites until one year after adoption of the 7th Cycle Housing Element if a city adopts an ordinance excluding them, and other areas may be excluded entirely (see Local Government Options to Modify section below). 4 Note that “pedestrian access point” is not a defined term. 5 Du/ac refers to dwelling units per acre. 8.A. - Page 25 of 97 243