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Compare Versions Page 11 of 22 agency adopts an ordinance that eliminates zoning designations permissive to residential use or decreases residential zoning development capacity within an existing zoning district in which the development is located than what was authorized on July 1, 2019, then that development shall be deemed to be consistent with any applicable requirement of this section and Section 65913.6 if it complies with zoning designations not in conflict with this section and Section 65913.6 that were authorized as of July 1, 2019. (B)For purposes of this paragraph, "objective zoning standards"and"objective design review standards"means standards that involve no personal or subjective judgment by a public official and are uniformly verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion available and knowable by both the development proponent and the public official before the development proponent submits an application pursuant to this section. These standards include, but are not limited to, height, setbacks, floor area ratio, and lot coverage. For purposes of this section and Section 65913.6, "objective zoning standard"does not include any limits related to residential density that would limit a development to fewer than four residential units per parcel. (3)A local agency may require the neighborhood multifamily project to provide at least 0.5 parking spaces per unit. (e)"Vacant land"means either of the following: (1)A property that contains no existing structures. (2)A property that contains at least one existing structure, but the structure or structures have been unoccupied for at least five years and are considered substandard as defined by Section 17920.3 of the Health and Safety Code. SEC.3.Section 65913.6 is added to the Government Code,to read: 65913.6.(a) For purposes of this section,the definitions provided in Section 65913.5 shall apply. (b) Except as provided in subdivision (g), a development proponent of a neighborhood multifamily project on an eligible parcel may submit an application for a development to be subject to a streamlined, ministerial approval process provided by this section and not be subject to a conditional use permit if the development meets the requirements of this section and Section 65913.5. (c) (1) If a local agency determines that a development submitted pursuant to this section is in conflict with any of the requirements specified in this section or Section 65913.5, it shall provide the development proponent written documentation of which requirement or requirements the development conflicts with, and an explanation for the reason or reasons the development conflicts with that requirement or requirements, within 60 days of submission of the development to the local agency pursuant to this section. (2) If the local agency fails to provide the required documentation pursuant to paragraph (1), the development shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this section and Section 65913.5. (d)Any design review or public oversight of the development may be conducted by the local agency's planning commission or any equivalent board or commission responsible for review and approval of development projects, or the city council or board of supervisors, as appropriate. That design review or public oversight shall be objective and be strictly focused on assessing compliance with criteria required for streamlined projects, as well as any reasonable objective design standards published and adopted by ordinance or resolution by a local agency before submission of a development application, and shall be broadly applicable to development within the local agency. That design review or public oversight shall be completed within 90 days of submission of the development to the local agency pursuant to this section and shall not in any way inhibit, chill, or preclude the ministerial approval provided by this section or its effect,as applicable. (e) Notwithstanding any other law, a local agency, whether or not it has adopted an ordinance governing automobile parking requirements in multifamily developments, shall not impose automobile parking standards for a streamlined development that was approved pursuant to this section, including those related to orientation or structure of off-street automobile parking, beyond those provided in the minimum requirements of Section 65913.5. (f) (1) If a local agency approves a development pursuant to this section,that approval shall automatically expire after three years except that a project may receive a one-time, one-year extension if the project proponent provides documentation that there has been significant progress toward getting the development construction ready. For purposes of this paragraph,"significant progress"includes filing a building permit application. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/bill Vers ionsCompareC1ient.xhtml?bill id=2019202... 1/10/2020