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Compare Versions Page 12 of 22 (2) If a local agency approves a development pursuant to this section, that approval shall remain valid for three years from the date of the final action establishing that approval and shall remain valid thereafter for a project so long as vertical construction of the development has begun and is in progress. Additionally, the development proponent may request, and the local agency shall have discretion to grant, an additional one-year extension to the original three-year period. The local agency's action and discretion in determining whether to grant the foregoing extension shall be limited to considerations and process set forth in this section. (g)This section shall not apply if the local agency finds that the development project as proposed would have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety, including, but not limited to, fire safety, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific adverse impact without rendering the development unaffordable to low- and moderate-income households. As used in this paragraph, a "specific, adverse impact" means a significant, quantifiable, direct, and unavoidable impact, based on objective, identified written public health or safety standards, policies, or conditions as they existed on the date the application was deemed complete. Inconsistency with the zoning ordinance or general plan land use designation shall not constitute a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety. (h)A local agency shall not adopt any requirement, including, but not limited to, increased fees or inclusionary housing requirements, that applies to a project solely or partially on the basis that the project is eligible to receive ministerial or streamlined approval pursuant to this section. (i)This section shall not affect a development proponent's ability to use any alternative streamlined by right permit processing adopted by a local agency, including the provisions of subdivision (i) of Section 65583.2 or 65913.4. SEC. 4.Chapter 4.35 (commencing with Section 65918.50) is added to Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code,to read: CHAPTER 4.35.Equitable Communities Incentives 65918.50. For purposes of this chapter: (a)"Development proponent" means an applicant who submits an application for an equitable communities incentive pursuant to this chapter. (b)"Eligible applicant" means a development proponent who receives whose development project meets the requirements of this chapter to receive an equitable communities incentive. (c)"FAR"means floor area ratio. (d)"High-quality bus corridor" means a corridor with fixed route bus service that meets all of the following criteria: (1) It has average service intervals for each line and in each direction of no more than 10 minutes during the three peak hours between 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., inclusive, and the three peak hours between 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., inclusive, on Monday through Friday. (2) It has average service intervals for each line and in each direction of no more than 20 minutes during the hours of 6 a.m.to 10 p.m., inclusive, on Monday through Friday. (3)It has average service intervals for each line and in each direction of no more than 30 minutes during the hours of 8 a.m.to 10 p.m., inclusive, on Saturday and Sunday. (4)It has met the criteria specified in paragraphs(1)to(3), inclusive, for the five years preceding the date that a development proponent submits an application for approval of a residential development. (e) (1)"Jobs-rich area" means an area identified by the Department of Housing and Community Development in consultation with the Office of Planning and Research that is high opportunity and either is jobs rich or would enable shorter commute distances based on whether, in a regional analysis,the tract meets both of the following: (A)The tract is high opportunity, meaning its characteristics are associated with positive educational and economic outcomes for households of all income levels residing in the tract. (B)The tract meets either of the following criteria: (i) New housing sited in the tract would enable residents to live near more jobs than is typical for tracts in the region. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVersionsCompareClient.xhtml?bill id=2019202... 1/10/2020