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Planning Commission Page 6 of 10 “allowable use” if specified conditions are met, such as minimum allowable densities, and standards applicable to the zoning district or nearest zoning district that permits the allowable density. Public notice, comment, hearing, or other procedures, site location and size, inclusionary requirements, and prevailing wage, and a skilled and trained workforce requirement must also be met, as noted below. Locations where SB 6 may be applied: • A zone where office, retail, or parking are a principally permitted use • Within an urbanized area or urban cluster • Site smaller than 20 acres • Not on or adjoined to a site where more than 1/3 of the square footage is dedicated to industrial use (meaning either used for, zoned or designated to be used for, industrial). Project Criteria Project must be a housing development project that includes res idential units or a mixed-use project where at least half of the square footage is designated residential use. A Project must be consistent with approved sustainable community strategy or alternative plan. If commercial tenants exist in at a prospective development site, project managers must provide relocation assistance to certain qualifying independently owned tenants. Affordability Requirements There are no affordability requirements. However, a local jurisdiction may apply its local inclusionary zoning requirements. Labor Standards Prevailing wage and skilled and trained workforce are required. An exception to these standards is only granted if, after a specified bidding process, less than two prequalified contractors promising to use a skilled and trained workforce bid on the project . Development Requirements Developments must meet applicable objective standards including design, parking, a nd zoning. Requirements for Development are: • Residential density must meet or exceed density deemed appropriate to accommodate lower income individuals in the jurisdiction pursuant to housing element law. • Development is subject to local zoning, parking, design, and other ordinances. • Local code requirements applicable to processing and permitting of residential developments in a zone that allows for the housing with the density allowed by SB 6. • Development must adhere to all objective local standards, other than those that expressly prohibit residential use or standards that allow for a lower density than prescribed by housing element law, including impact fee requirements. Impacts and Implications Both AB 2011 and SB 6 are far-reaching pieces of legislation, with numerous complex requirements, limitations, and exceptions. Despite its more stringent affordability requirements, it is likely that AB 2011’s ministerial process will prove to be an attractive option for some developers seeking to develop multi-family projects on existing commercially-zoned properties, assuming that they can build at the minimum densities required. Both bills unlock