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Planning Commission Page 1 of 10 Planning Commission Agenda Report July 12, 2023 Item 5 SUBJECT: UPDATE ON 2022 KEY HOUSING LEGISLATION STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Planning Commission receive the report on 2022 Key Housing Legislations. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This agenda item provides a summary of key housing bills that were signed into law by Governor Newsom in 2022 and became or will become effective in 2023. A similar summary was provided to the City Council in November 2022, and relevant information from that report is presented below for the Commission’s information. BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION Table 1 below lists six of the most significant housing-related bills that were signed into law and became or will become effective in 2023. Following the table is a brief analysis of the potential impacts or implications of the bill for the City of Pleasanton. Table 1: Key Housing-Related Bills Bill Number Topic Summary AB 2011 Housing Development on Commercial- Zoned sites AB 2011 provides a streamlined ministerial approval pathway for qualifying multifamily projects on commercially zoned land that meets specified affordable housing targets. SB 6 SB 6 does not provide a ministerial approval process but does allow for residential developments on commercially zoned parcels without rezoning. SB 6 contains no affordability requirements. To utilize SB 6 provisions, developers must adhere to prescribed labor standards which include prevailing wage and the use of a skilled and trained workforce. AB 2097 Parking requirements This bill would prohibit a public agency from imposing any minimum automobile parking requirement on any residential, commercial, or other development project, as defined, that is located within 1/2 mile of public transit, as defined. The bill, notwithstanding the above-described prohibition, would authorize a city, county, or city and county to impose or enforce minimum automobile parking requirements on a housing development project if the public