California Assembly Bill AB502 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 502INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Bonilla FEBRUARY 15, 2011 An act to amend Section 65580 of the Government Code, relating to land use. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 502, as introduced, Bonilla. Land use: general plan: housing element. The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the city or county and any land outside its boundaries that bears relation to its planning. That law also requires the general plan to include various elements, including a housing element that is required to identify adequate sites for housing and to make adequate provision for the existing and projected needs of all economic segments of the community. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that law. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 65580 of the Government Code is amended to read: 65580. The Legislature finds and declares  as follows   all of the following  : (a) The availability of housing is of vital statewide importance, and the early attainment of decent housing and a suitable living environment for every Californian, including farmworkers, is a priority of the highest order. (b) The early attainment of this goal requires the cooperative participation of government and the private sector in an effort to expand housing opportunities and accommodate the housing needs of Californians of all economic levels. (c) The provision of housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households requires the cooperation of all levels of government. (d) Local and state governments have a responsibility to use the powers vested in them to facilitate the improvement and development of housing to make adequate provision for the housing needs of all economic segments of the community. (e) The Legislature recognizes that in carrying out this responsibility, each local government also has the responsibility to consider economic, environmental, and fiscal factors and community goals set forth in the general plan and to cooperate with other local governments and the state in addressing regional housing needs.