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T PLEASANTON,_ DRAFT 2023 Legislative Positions Bill # and Title Description Recommended TVC City Position Position/League Position permits applicable to the project in 30 days or less, exemption from any minimum floor area ratio, and waiver of local building and permit fees, as specified. 9 AB 1532 The Planning and Zoning Law requires the legislative body of each Oppose unless Work with (Haney) county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan amended author/Pending for the physical development of the county or city that includes, Opposition Office conversion among other mandatory elements, a housing element. Under that projects. law, supportive housing, as defined, is a use by right in zones where multifamily and mixed uses are permitted if the developer provides the planning agency with a plan for providing supportive services and the proposed housing development meets specified criteria. This bill would make an office conversion project, as defined, that meets certain requirements a use by right in all areas regardless of zoning. The bill would define "office conversion project" to mean the conversion of a building used for office purposes or a vacant office building into residential dwelling units. The bill would define"use by right" to mean that the city or county's review of the office conversion may not require a conditional use permit, planned unit development permit, or other discretionary city or county review or approval that would constitute a "project" for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act, as specified. 10 AB 1633 Existing law, the Housing Accountability Act, prohibits a local Oppose unless None/Watch (Ting) agency from disapproving a housing development project, as amended described, unless it makes certain written findings based on a preponderance of the evidence in the record. This bill would define Housing "disapprove the housing development project" as also including any Accountability Act: instance in which a local agency fails to issue a project an disapprovals: exemption from CEQA for which it is eligible, as described, or fails California to adopt a negative declaration or addendum for the project, to Environmental certify an environmental impact report for the project, or to approve Quality Act. another comparable environmental document, if certain conditions are satisfied. Among other conditions, the bill would require a 5 Page Updated 4.10.23