BILL NUMBER: SB 310INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Hancock FEBRUARY 14, 2011 An act relating to transit villages. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 310, as introduced, Hancock. Transit villages. Existing law requires cities and counties to implement certain planning and zoning plans for the orderly development of communities. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require cities and counties to adopt permitting procedures for transit village green pathways developments, as specified. 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. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require cities and counties to adopt permitting procedures for transit village green pathways developments, in order to facilitate the implementation of Senate Bill 375 of the 2007-08 Regular Session, by encouraging economic development within transit villages, reducing vehicle miles traveled, promoting the construction of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified buildings, and providing incentives to developers to construct housing in transit villages.