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Land use: housing element.

It became law on Oct 11, 2009.

CA AB 720 · Assembly Bill · 2009–2010

Stage
Became law
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Assembly
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Oct 11, 2009

What it does

The Planning and Zoning Law requires each city, county, and city and county to prepare and adopt a general plan that contains certain mandatory elements, including a housing element that analyzes existing and projected housing needs and includes a statement of goals, quantified objectives, policies, financial resources, and scheduled programs for the maintenance, preservation, improvement, and development of housing. The housing element is required to identify the existing and projected housing needs of all economic segments of the community. The Department of Housing and Community Development is authorized to allow a city, county, or city and county to substitute the provision of units for…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Oct 11, 2009

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  • CaballeroLead sponsor

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