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california Senate - Housing
SB-4 (2023-2024)
In God's Backyard - Planning and zoning: housing development: higher education institutions and religious institutions.
District 11 - Senator Scott Wiener
Purpose
Streamlines housing production on land religious and independent higher education institutions own.
Streamlines housing production on land religious and independent higher education institutions own.
History 10/11/23 - Approved by the Governor. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 771, Statutes of 2023.
Votes: 09/11/23 (PASS) - Senate Floor - Unfinished Business SB4 Wiener et al. Concurrence
Votes: 09/11/23 (PASS) - Senate Floor - Unfinished Business SB4 Wiener et al. Concurrence
Position
- Recommended Position: Support
- Many faith-based organizations and non-profit colleges are in areas that are not zoned to permit multifamily housing.
- Religious institution and affordable housing developer partner have to rezone the land, which is a tricky process that costs money and can cause long delays in building the affordable homes Californians need.
- Rezoning process opens the affordable housing development to significant risk and unpredictability in the approval process as there are more avenues for lawsuit and appeal.
- Streamlines the building process for faith-based institutions and non-profit colleges that want to build affordable projects for low- income families by allowing them to build multifamily housing, regardless of local zoning restrictions.
- At a time where many are struggling because of reduced participation. This would allow them to both provide affordable housing for comm members while supporting many locations.
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