Amended IN Senate March 26, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 21Introduced by Senator DurazoDecember 02, 2024An act to amend Section 14005 of, and to add Chapter 5.2 (commencing with Section 14535) to Division 7 of, the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to workforce development. amend Section 66300.6 of, and to add Section 66300.6.5 to, the Government Code, and to add Section 50406.6 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 21, as amended, Durazo. Workforce development: poverty-reducing labor standards: funds, programs, reporting, and analyses. Single-room occupancy units: demolition and replacement: housing assistance programs: eligibility for homeless individuals and families.(1) Existing law, known as the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, among other things, prohibits an affected city or an affected county, as defined, from approving a housing development project that will require the demolition of occupied or vacant protected units, as defined, or that is located on a site where protected units were demolished in the previous 5 years unless specified requirements are met. Among these requirements, existing law requires that the project replace all existing protected units and protected units demolished on or after January 1, 2020, and, if the project is a housing development project, as defined, it will include at least as many residential dwelling units as the greatest number of residential dwelling units that existed on the project site within the last 5 years.This bill, notwithstanding the above-described requirements, in the case of rehabilitation or replacement of an existing single-room occupancy building that meets prescribed criteria, would permit an affected city or an affected county to reduce the number of replacement units required if the project meets specified requirements, including, among others, that the reduction in replacement units is necessary to accommodate the conversion of single-room occupancy units, as provided, and that the converted units will be rental units with affordable rents, as specified. The bill would include specified findings declaring legislative intent with respect to these provisions.(2) Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development and requires it to administer various programs intended to promote the development of housing, including, among others, the Multifamily Housing Program, pursuant to which the department provides financial assistance in the form of deferred payment loans to pay for the eligible costs of development of specified types of housing projects. Existing law sets forth various general powers of the department in implementing these programs, including authorizing the department to enter into long-term contracts or agreements of up to 30 years for the purpose of servicing loans or grants or enforcing regulatory agreements or other security documents.This bill, for purposes of determining eligibility for a unit that received funds from the department and is for a homeless individual or family, would (A) specify that an individual is deemed homeless if they meet certain criteria and (B) prohibit an individual or family meeting these criteria from being subject to a requirement that the unit be filled through a referral from a coordinated entry system, as defined, or a similar referral system. The bill would make implementation of these provisions contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature.Existing law, the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, establishes the California Workforce Development Board as the body responsible for assisting the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of Californias workforce investment system and the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st century economy and workforce. Existing law requires the board to assist the Governor in promoting the development of a well-educated and highly skilled 21st century workforce, and the development of a high road economy that offers an educated and skilled workforce with fair compensation and treatment in the workplace. Existing law also requires the board to assist in developing standards, procedures, and criteria for defining high road employers, high road jobs, high road workforce development, and high road training partners, as specified. Existing law defines high road for these purposes to mean a set of economic and workforce development strategies to achieve economic growth, economic equity, shared prosperity, and a clean environment.This bill would define job quality, quality jobs, and economic equity for purposes of the act.Existing federal law, the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (federal jobs acts), provides various grants to state and local entities for specified purposes.This bill would create the Equity, Climate Resilience, and Quality Jobs Fund in the State Treasury and would require, to the extent permissible under federal law, 1% of all qualified moneys, as defined, received from the federal government pursuant to any federal jobs act to be transferred into the fund. The bill would make moneys in the fund available upon appropriation to the board for specified purposes.This bill would require, upon appropriation of moneys from the fund, all state agencies administering any moneys received pursuant to any federal jobs act to develop and adopt poverty-reducing labor standards, as specified, for all investments made by those agencies using those moneys. The bill would impose reporting requirements on state and local agencies, as specified, and would authorize the board to develop rules and regulations on the content and manner of reporting by state agencies. The bill would also require the board to contract with a research institution to receive the reports and perform analyses on equity, climate resilience, and quality jobs outcomes resulting from the investments made by the reporting entities using moneys received from the fund. By imposing new duties on local agencies that receive federal moneys, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESNO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature declares its intent in adding Section 66300.6.5 of the Government Code to not preempt, preclude, or invalidate local laws, settlement agreements or judgments that provide greater protections for single-room occupancy tenants or require more replacement housing. Specifically, nothing in Section 66300.6.5 of the Government Code shall invalidate the validated judgment that incorporates the settlement in Wiggins, et al. v. Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BC 276472.SEC. 2. Section 66300.6 of the Government Code is amended to read:66300.6. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and notwithstanding local density requirements, an affected city or an affected county shall not approve a housing development project that will require the demolition of one or more residential dwelling units unless the project will create at least as many residential dwelling units as will be demolished.(b) Notwithstanding any other law and notwithstanding local density requirements, an affected city or an affected county shall not approve a development project that will require the demolition of occupied or vacant protected units, or that is located on a site where protected units were demolished in the previous five years, unless all of the following requirements are satisfied:(1) (A) The Except as provided in Section 66300.6.5, the project will replace all existing protected units and protected units demolished on or after January 1, 2020.(B) Any protected units replaced pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered in determining whether the housing development project satisfies the requirements of Section 65915 or a locally adopted requirement that requires, as a condition of the development of residential rental units, that the project provide a certain percentage of residential rental units affordable to, and occupied by, households with incomes that do not exceed the limits for moderate-income, lower income, very low income, or extremely low income households, as specified in Sections 50079.5, 50093, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code.(C) This paragraph shall not apply to a project that meets all of the following conditions:(i) The project is an industrial use.(ii) The project site is entirely within a zone that does not allow residential uses.(iii) The zoning applicable to the project site that does not allow residential uses was adopted prior to January 1, 2022.(iv) The protected units that are or were on the project site are or were nonconforming uses.(2) (A) If Except as provided in Section 66300.6.5, if the project is a housing development project, it will include at least as many residential dwelling units as the greatest number of residential dwelling units that existed on the project site within the last five years.(B) If the project is not a housing development project, the proponent will ensure that any required replacement housing is developed prior to or concurrently with the development project. The required replacement housing may be located on a site other than the project site but shall be located within the same jurisdiction. The project proponent may contract with another entity to develop the required replacement housing.(3) (A) Any existing occupants will be allowed to occupy their units until six months before the start of construction activities. The project proponent shall provide existing occupants with written notice of the planned demolition, the date they must vacate, and their rights under this section. Notice shall be provided at least six months in advance of the date that existing occupants must vacate.(B) Any existing occupants that are required to leave their units shall be allowed to return at their prior rental rate if the demolition does not proceed and the property is returned to the rental market.(4) The developer agrees to provide both of the following to the existing occupants of any protected units that are lower income households:(A) Relocation benefits that are equivalent to the relocation benefits required to be paid by public entities pursuant to Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 and any implementing regulations.(B) A right of first refusal for a comparable unit available in the new housing development, or in any required replacement units associated with a new development that is not a housing development, affordable to the household at an affordable rent or an affordable housing cost. This subparagraph shall not apply to any of the following:(i) A development project that consists of a single residential unit located on a site where a single protected unit is being demolished.(ii) (I) Units in a housing development in which 100 percent of the units, exclusive of a managers unit or units, are reserved for lower income households.(II) Notwithstanding subclause (I), this subparagraph shall apply to protected units occupied by an occupant who qualifies for residence in the new development and for whom providing a comparable unit would not be precluded due to unit size limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.(iii) A project that meets the requirements of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1).(C) (i) For purposes of complying with subparagraph (B), if one or more single-family homes that qualify as protected units are being replaced in a development project that consists of two or more units, comparable unit means either of the following, as applicable:(I) A unit containing the same number of bedrooms if the single-family home contains three or fewer bedrooms.(II) A unit containing three bedrooms if the single-family home contains four or more bedrooms.(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, a comparable unit is not required to have the same or similar square footage or the same number of total rooms.(D) This subparagraph does not apply to an occupant of a short-term rental that is rented for a period of fewer than 30 days.(5) This subdivision does not confer additional legal protections upon an unlawful occupant of a protected unit.(c) This section shall not supersede any objective provision of a locally adopted ordinance that places restrictions on the demolition of residential dwelling units or the subdivision of residential rental units that are more protective of lower income households, requires the provision of a greater number of units affordable to lower income households, or that requires greater relocation assistance to displaced households.(d) This section shall not apply to a housing development project for which an application was submitted after January 1, 2019, but prior to January 1, 2020, in a jurisdiction with a population of under 31,000 as of the 2020 United States Census that has a rent or price control ordinance.SEC. 3. Section 66300.6.5 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 66300.6, to read:66300.6.5. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Complete private bathroom means a bathroom that consists of a toilet and a shower, with a vanity sink that may or may not be in the same room.(2) Single-room occupancy unit means a dwelling unit that does not include a complete private bathroom and kitchen.(3) Studio unit means a dwelling unit that does not include a separate bedroom, but includes a complete private bathroom and a private kitchen.(b) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 66300.6, in the case of rehabilitation or replacement of an existing single-room occupancy building where units are deed restricted at affordable rents to lower income households, do not have separate bedrooms, and do not include both a complete private bath and a kitchen, an affected city or an affected county, as applicable, may reduce the number of required replacement units if it finds, based on substantial evidence in the record, that all of the following conditions are met:(1) The reduction is necessary to accommodate the conversion of a single-room occupancy unit to a studio or larger unit, to accommodate the addition of facilities, including, but not limited to, private bathrooms, kitchens, or community rooms, to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities, or to address code compliance for matters related to health and safety.(2) The conversion of the single-room occupancy unit will be completed within four years from the date of removal of the single-room occupancy unit. If the project will take longer than four years, the project proponent may present to the jurisdiction an explanation for the delay and a good faith plan demonstrating how occupancy will be achieved at the earliest possible date. The jurisdiction may, at its discretion, grant an extension of time for project completion.(3) The converted single-room occupancy unit will be a rental unit with affordable rents at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit, provided the affordable rent level would not be precluded due to limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.(4) The converted single-room occupancy unit will only be available to households with a household income at or below the income levels for lower income, very low income, extremely low income, or acutely low income households, as specified in Sections 50063.5, 50079.5, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code, as applicable.(5) A converted unit will remain available at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit for the longest feasible amount of time, but not less than 55 years. A covenant of affordability shall be recorded with the county recorder prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.(6) A displaced single-room occupancy unit occupant shall have a right of first refusal for admission to a replacement unit, provided the single-room occupancy unit occupant would not be precluded due to unit size limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.(7) The net loss of single-room occupancy units due to a rehabilitation or replacement in accordance with this section will not exceed 25 percent of the total single-room occupancy units in the development. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a project proponent may further reduce the number of units provided at the replacement project site if those additional units are replaced on a one-for-one basis. The project proponent may contract with another entity to develop the required replacement housing. The replacement housing shall meet all of the following conditions:(A) The units shall be rental units with affordable rents at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit.(B) The units shall be available to households with a household income at or below the income levels for lower income, very low income, extremely low income, or acutely low income, as specified in Sections 50063.5, 50079.5, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code, as applicable.(C) The units shall remain available at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit for the longest feasible time, but not less than 55 years. The covenant of affordability shall be recorded with the county recorder prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.(D) (i) Except as otherwise provided in clause (ii), the replacement units shall be located within the applicable of the following:(I) If there is an applicable local community plan area, within the same local community plan area as the converted single-room occupancy units.(II) If there is no applicable community plan area, and the converted single-room occupancy units are located within a redevelopment project area, as described in Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, within the same redevelopment project area as the converted single-occupancy units.(III) If there is no applicable community plan area, and the converted single-room occupancy units are not located within a redevelopment project area, as described in Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, within the same jurisdiction as the converted single-room occupancy units.(ii) In lieu of locating replacement units within the same local community plan area, redevelopment project area, or jurisdiction as the converted single-room occupancy units, as described in clause (i), the replacement units may be located within a census tract or census block group, as applicable, that is designated as highest resource or high resource on the opportunity area maps developed by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee and Department of Housing and Community Development and located within the same jurisdiction.(E) Replacement units shall not be existing rental units occupied by a low-income household.(F) All replacement units shall be made available for occupancy as soon as possible, but no more than four years from the date of removal of the single-room occupancy unit, whichever is earlier. If the project takes longer than four years due to extenuating circumstances, the project proponent may present to the jurisdiction a good faith plan demonstrating that occupancy would have been achieved within four years. The jurisdiction may, at its discretion, grant an extension of time for project completion.(8) Prior to the approval of a permit for demolition, rehabilitation, or conversion of the single-room occupancy unit, the project proponent submits a replacement housing plan to the jurisdiction that includes all of the following:(A) A description of the proposed conversion, demolition, or rehabilitation, including the substantial evidence required to show that reduction is necessary; the total number of units proposed and all related amenities; the total number of existing units; and the bedroom composition of the existing units.(B) A report on the current rental rates for each single-room occupancy unit, the number of vacancies and length of vacancies in the single-room occupancy building, and the length of residency of each occupied unit.(C) A statement as to whether any occupants will be displaced as a result of the proposed project.(D) A statement, with supporting documentation, as to when and why the unit was vacated.(E) A plan for the replacement of the occupied and vacant single-room occupancy units, including, but not limited to, the following:(i) The number of existing units.(ii) The bedroom composition.(iii) Whether the property is vacant or occupied.(iv) The existing rent levels.(v) Whether affordable covenants exist on that property, and, if so, the nature and duration of those covenants.(F) The time and manner that the replacement units will become available for occupancy.(G) If the removed units exceed 25 percent of the single-room occupancy units, the proposed location of replacement single-room occupancy units, with a description of the proposed property, including the location and previous use of the property.(9) A single-room occupancy removal shall be subject to the required relocation benefits and requirements, including the relocation plan, under Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1, the local jurisdictions relocation benefits, or any other relocation benefits to which a displaced person is entitled, whichever is greatest, and shall be provided to all displaced persons, as defined in Section 7260. If any units are vacant, the owner shall provide documentation demonstrating when and why the unit was vacated. If a jurisdiction reasonably determines that a unit was vacated due to the owners attempt to avoid relocation assistance obligations, the owner shall be required to pay relocations assistance to a displaced occupant and offer a right of return to the new unit.SEC. 4. Section 50406.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50406.6. (a) For the purposes of this section, coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any regulatory agreement that the department entered into pursuant to this part, both of the following shall apply for determining eligibility for a unit that received funds from the department, including for a unit that received funds prior to the enactment of this section, and is for a homeless individual or family:(1) An individual or family shall be deemed homeless if they meet any of the following criteria:(A) They moved to the unit described in this subdivision and were homeless upon initial occupancy of a prior unit.(B) They are receiving or received supportive services or rental subsidies administered by a continuum of care or other program for people experiencing homelessness, including a public housing authoritys shelter plus care program or Single-Room Occupancy Moderate Rehabilitation Program.(C) They are transferring from an existing single-room occupancy building where units are deed restricted at affordable rents to low-income households, and which is undergoing rehabilitation or replacement to accommodate the conversion of single-room occupancy units to studio or larger units, to accommodate the addition of private bathrooms, kitchens, community rooms, or like facilities, to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities, or to address code compliance for such matters as life and safety, shall be deemed homeless.(D) They are subject to a continuum of care emergency transfer plan.(2) An individual or family described in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to a requirement that the unit be filled through a referral from a coordinated entry system or a similar referral system.(c) Implementation of this section is contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature for purposes of this section.
Amended IN Senate March 26, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 21Introduced by Senator DurazoDecember 02, 2024An act to amend Section 14005 of, and to add Chapter 5.2 (commencing with Section 14535) to Division 7 of, the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to workforce development. amend Section 66300.6 of, and to add Section 66300.6.5 to, the Government Code, and to add Section 50406.6 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 21, as amended, Durazo. Workforce development: poverty-reducing labor standards: funds, programs, reporting, and analyses. Single-room occupancy units: demolition and replacement: housing assistance programs: eligibility for homeless individuals and families.(1) Existing law, known as the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, among other things, prohibits an affected city or an affected county, as defined, from approving a housing development project that will require the demolition of occupied or vacant protected units, as defined, or that is located on a site where protected units were demolished in the previous 5 years unless specified requirements are met. Among these requirements, existing law requires that the project replace all existing protected units and protected units demolished on or after January 1, 2020, and, if the project is a housing development project, as defined, it will include at least as many residential dwelling units as the greatest number of residential dwelling units that existed on the project site within the last 5 years.This bill, notwithstanding the above-described requirements, in the case of rehabilitation or replacement of an existing single-room occupancy building that meets prescribed criteria, would permit an affected city or an affected county to reduce the number of replacement units required if the project meets specified requirements, including, among others, that the reduction in replacement units is necessary to accommodate the conversion of single-room occupancy units, as provided, and that the converted units will be rental units with affordable rents, as specified. The bill would include specified findings declaring legislative intent with respect to these provisions.(2) Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development and requires it to administer various programs intended to promote the development of housing, including, among others, the Multifamily Housing Program, pursuant to which the department provides financial assistance in the form of deferred payment loans to pay for the eligible costs of development of specified types of housing projects. Existing law sets forth various general powers of the department in implementing these programs, including authorizing the department to enter into long-term contracts or agreements of up to 30 years for the purpose of servicing loans or grants or enforcing regulatory agreements or other security documents.This bill, for purposes of determining eligibility for a unit that received funds from the department and is for a homeless individual or family, would (A) specify that an individual is deemed homeless if they meet certain criteria and (B) prohibit an individual or family meeting these criteria from being subject to a requirement that the unit be filled through a referral from a coordinated entry system, as defined, or a similar referral system. The bill would make implementation of these provisions contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature.Existing law, the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, establishes the California Workforce Development Board as the body responsible for assisting the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of Californias workforce investment system and the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st century economy and workforce. Existing law requires the board to assist the Governor in promoting the development of a well-educated and highly skilled 21st century workforce, and the development of a high road economy that offers an educated and skilled workforce with fair compensation and treatment in the workplace. Existing law also requires the board to assist in developing standards, procedures, and criteria for defining high road employers, high road jobs, high road workforce development, and high road training partners, as specified. Existing law defines high road for these purposes to mean a set of economic and workforce development strategies to achieve economic growth, economic equity, shared prosperity, and a clean environment.This bill would define job quality, quality jobs, and economic equity for purposes of the act.Existing federal law, the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (federal jobs acts), provides various grants to state and local entities for specified purposes.This bill would create the Equity, Climate Resilience, and Quality Jobs Fund in the State Treasury and would require, to the extent permissible under federal law, 1% of all qualified moneys, as defined, received from the federal government pursuant to any federal jobs act to be transferred into the fund. The bill would make moneys in the fund available upon appropriation to the board for specified purposes.This bill would require, upon appropriation of moneys from the fund, all state agencies administering any moneys received pursuant to any federal jobs act to develop and adopt poverty-reducing labor standards, as specified, for all investments made by those agencies using those moneys. The bill would impose reporting requirements on state and local agencies, as specified, and would authorize the board to develop rules and regulations on the content and manner of reporting by state agencies. The bill would also require the board to contract with a research institution to receive the reports and perform analyses on equity, climate resilience, and quality jobs outcomes resulting from the investments made by the reporting entities using moneys received from the fund. By imposing new duties on local agencies that receive federal moneys, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESNO
Amended IN Senate March 26, 2025
Amended IN Senate March 26, 2025
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 21
Introduced by Senator DurazoDecember 02, 2024
Introduced by Senator Durazo
December 02, 2024
An act to amend Section 14005 of, and to add Chapter 5.2 (commencing with Section 14535) to Division 7 of, the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to workforce development. amend Section 66300.6 of, and to add Section 66300.6.5 to, the Government Code, and to add Section 50406.6 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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SB 21, as amended, Durazo. Workforce development: poverty-reducing labor standards: funds, programs, reporting, and analyses. Single-room occupancy units: demolition and replacement: housing assistance programs: eligibility for homeless individuals and families.
(1) Existing law, known as the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, among other things, prohibits an affected city or an affected county, as defined, from approving a housing development project that will require the demolition of occupied or vacant protected units, as defined, or that is located on a site where protected units were demolished in the previous 5 years unless specified requirements are met. Among these requirements, existing law requires that the project replace all existing protected units and protected units demolished on or after January 1, 2020, and, if the project is a housing development project, as defined, it will include at least as many residential dwelling units as the greatest number of residential dwelling units that existed on the project site within the last 5 years.This bill, notwithstanding the above-described requirements, in the case of rehabilitation or replacement of an existing single-room occupancy building that meets prescribed criteria, would permit an affected city or an affected county to reduce the number of replacement units required if the project meets specified requirements, including, among others, that the reduction in replacement units is necessary to accommodate the conversion of single-room occupancy units, as provided, and that the converted units will be rental units with affordable rents, as specified. The bill would include specified findings declaring legislative intent with respect to these provisions.(2) Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development and requires it to administer various programs intended to promote the development of housing, including, among others, the Multifamily Housing Program, pursuant to which the department provides financial assistance in the form of deferred payment loans to pay for the eligible costs of development of specified types of housing projects. Existing law sets forth various general powers of the department in implementing these programs, including authorizing the department to enter into long-term contracts or agreements of up to 30 years for the purpose of servicing loans or grants or enforcing regulatory agreements or other security documents.This bill, for purposes of determining eligibility for a unit that received funds from the department and is for a homeless individual or family, would (A) specify that an individual is deemed homeless if they meet certain criteria and (B) prohibit an individual or family meeting these criteria from being subject to a requirement that the unit be filled through a referral from a coordinated entry system, as defined, or a similar referral system. The bill would make implementation of these provisions contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature.Existing law, the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, establishes the California Workforce Development Board as the body responsible for assisting the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of Californias workforce investment system and the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st century economy and workforce. Existing law requires the board to assist the Governor in promoting the development of a well-educated and highly skilled 21st century workforce, and the development of a high road economy that offers an educated and skilled workforce with fair compensation and treatment in the workplace. Existing law also requires the board to assist in developing standards, procedures, and criteria for defining high road employers, high road jobs, high road workforce development, and high road training partners, as specified. Existing law defines high road for these purposes to mean a set of economic and workforce development strategies to achieve economic growth, economic equity, shared prosperity, and a clean environment.This bill would define job quality, quality jobs, and economic equity for purposes of the act.Existing federal law, the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (federal jobs acts), provides various grants to state and local entities for specified purposes.This bill would create the Equity, Climate Resilience, and Quality Jobs Fund in the State Treasury and would require, to the extent permissible under federal law, 1% of all qualified moneys, as defined, received from the federal government pursuant to any federal jobs act to be transferred into the fund. The bill would make moneys in the fund available upon appropriation to the board for specified purposes.This bill would require, upon appropriation of moneys from the fund, all state agencies administering any moneys received pursuant to any federal jobs act to develop and adopt poverty-reducing labor standards, as specified, for all investments made by those agencies using those moneys. The bill would impose reporting requirements on state and local agencies, as specified, and would authorize the board to develop rules and regulations on the content and manner of reporting by state agencies. The bill would also require the board to contract with a research institution to receive the reports and perform analyses on equity, climate resilience, and quality jobs outcomes resulting from the investments made by the reporting entities using moneys received from the fund. By imposing new duties on local agencies that receive federal moneys, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
(1) Existing law, known as the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, among other things, prohibits an affected city or an affected county, as defined, from approving a housing development project that will require the demolition of occupied or vacant protected units, as defined, or that is located on a site where protected units were demolished in the previous 5 years unless specified requirements are met. Among these requirements, existing law requires that the project replace all existing protected units and protected units demolished on or after January 1, 2020, and, if the project is a housing development project, as defined, it will include at least as many residential dwelling units as the greatest number of residential dwelling units that existed on the project site within the last 5 years.
This bill, notwithstanding the above-described requirements, in the case of rehabilitation or replacement of an existing single-room occupancy building that meets prescribed criteria, would permit an affected city or an affected county to reduce the number of replacement units required if the project meets specified requirements, including, among others, that the reduction in replacement units is necessary to accommodate the conversion of single-room occupancy units, as provided, and that the converted units will be rental units with affordable rents, as specified. The bill would include specified findings declaring legislative intent with respect to these provisions.
(2) Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development and requires it to administer various programs intended to promote the development of housing, including, among others, the Multifamily Housing Program, pursuant to which the department provides financial assistance in the form of deferred payment loans to pay for the eligible costs of development of specified types of housing projects. Existing law sets forth various general powers of the department in implementing these programs, including authorizing the department to enter into long-term contracts or agreements of up to 30 years for the purpose of servicing loans or grants or enforcing regulatory agreements or other security documents.
This bill, for purposes of determining eligibility for a unit that received funds from the department and is for a homeless individual or family, would (A) specify that an individual is deemed homeless if they meet certain criteria and (B) prohibit an individual or family meeting these criteria from being subject to a requirement that the unit be filled through a referral from a coordinated entry system, as defined, or a similar referral system. The bill would make implementation of these provisions contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature.
Existing law, the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, establishes the California Workforce Development Board as the body responsible for assisting the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of Californias workforce investment system and the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st century economy and workforce. Existing law requires the board to assist the Governor in promoting the development of a well-educated and highly skilled 21st century workforce, and the development of a high road economy that offers an educated and skilled workforce with fair compensation and treatment in the workplace. Existing law also requires the board to assist in developing standards, procedures, and criteria for defining high road employers, high road jobs, high road workforce development, and high road training partners, as specified. Existing law defines high road for these purposes to mean a set of economic and workforce development strategies to achieve economic growth, economic equity, shared prosperity, and a clean environment.
This bill would define job quality, quality jobs, and economic equity for purposes of the act.
Existing federal law, the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (federal jobs acts), provides various grants to state and local entities for specified purposes.
This bill would create the Equity, Climate Resilience, and Quality Jobs Fund in the State Treasury and would require, to the extent permissible under federal law, 1% of all qualified moneys, as defined, received from the federal government pursuant to any federal jobs act to be transferred into the fund. The bill would make moneys in the fund available upon appropriation to the board for specified purposes.
This bill would require, upon appropriation of moneys from the fund, all state agencies administering any moneys received pursuant to any federal jobs act to develop and adopt poverty-reducing labor standards, as specified, for all investments made by those agencies using those moneys. The bill would impose reporting requirements on state and local agencies, as specified, and would authorize the board to develop rules and regulations on the content and manner of reporting by state agencies. The bill would also require the board to contract with a research institution to receive the reports and perform analyses on equity, climate resilience, and quality jobs outcomes resulting from the investments made by the reporting entities using moneys received from the fund. By imposing new duties on local agencies that receive federal moneys, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature declares its intent in adding Section 66300.6.5 of the Government Code to not preempt, preclude, or invalidate local laws, settlement agreements or judgments that provide greater protections for single-room occupancy tenants or require more replacement housing. Specifically, nothing in Section 66300.6.5 of the Government Code shall invalidate the validated judgment that incorporates the settlement in Wiggins, et al. v. Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BC 276472.SEC. 2. Section 66300.6 of the Government Code is amended to read:66300.6. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and notwithstanding local density requirements, an affected city or an affected county shall not approve a housing development project that will require the demolition of one or more residential dwelling units unless the project will create at least as many residential dwelling units as will be demolished.(b) Notwithstanding any other law and notwithstanding local density requirements, an affected city or an affected county shall not approve a development project that will require the demolition of occupied or vacant protected units, or that is located on a site where protected units were demolished in the previous five years, unless all of the following requirements are satisfied:(1) (A) The Except as provided in Section 66300.6.5, the project will replace all existing protected units and protected units demolished on or after January 1, 2020.(B) Any protected units replaced pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered in determining whether the housing development project satisfies the requirements of Section 65915 or a locally adopted requirement that requires, as a condition of the development of residential rental units, that the project provide a certain percentage of residential rental units affordable to, and occupied by, households with incomes that do not exceed the limits for moderate-income, lower income, very low income, or extremely low income households, as specified in Sections 50079.5, 50093, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code.(C) This paragraph shall not apply to a project that meets all of the following conditions:(i) The project is an industrial use.(ii) The project site is entirely within a zone that does not allow residential uses.(iii) The zoning applicable to the project site that does not allow residential uses was adopted prior to January 1, 2022.(iv) The protected units that are or were on the project site are or were nonconforming uses.(2) (A) If Except as provided in Section 66300.6.5, if the project is a housing development project, it will include at least as many residential dwelling units as the greatest number of residential dwelling units that existed on the project site within the last five years.(B) If the project is not a housing development project, the proponent will ensure that any required replacement housing is developed prior to or concurrently with the development project. The required replacement housing may be located on a site other than the project site but shall be located within the same jurisdiction. The project proponent may contract with another entity to develop the required replacement housing.(3) (A) Any existing occupants will be allowed to occupy their units until six months before the start of construction activities. The project proponent shall provide existing occupants with written notice of the planned demolition, the date they must vacate, and their rights under this section. Notice shall be provided at least six months in advance of the date that existing occupants must vacate.(B) Any existing occupants that are required to leave their units shall be allowed to return at their prior rental rate if the demolition does not proceed and the property is returned to the rental market.(4) The developer agrees to provide both of the following to the existing occupants of any protected units that are lower income households:(A) Relocation benefits that are equivalent to the relocation benefits required to be paid by public entities pursuant to Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 and any implementing regulations.(B) A right of first refusal for a comparable unit available in the new housing development, or in any required replacement units associated with a new development that is not a housing development, affordable to the household at an affordable rent or an affordable housing cost. This subparagraph shall not apply to any of the following:(i) A development project that consists of a single residential unit located on a site where a single protected unit is being demolished.(ii) (I) Units in a housing development in which 100 percent of the units, exclusive of a managers unit or units, are reserved for lower income households.(II) Notwithstanding subclause (I), this subparagraph shall apply to protected units occupied by an occupant who qualifies for residence in the new development and for whom providing a comparable unit would not be precluded due to unit size limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.(iii) A project that meets the requirements of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1).(C) (i) For purposes of complying with subparagraph (B), if one or more single-family homes that qualify as protected units are being replaced in a development project that consists of two or more units, comparable unit means either of the following, as applicable:(I) A unit containing the same number of bedrooms if the single-family home contains three or fewer bedrooms.(II) A unit containing three bedrooms if the single-family home contains four or more bedrooms.(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, a comparable unit is not required to have the same or similar square footage or the same number of total rooms.(D) This subparagraph does not apply to an occupant of a short-term rental that is rented for a period of fewer than 30 days.(5) This subdivision does not confer additional legal protections upon an unlawful occupant of a protected unit.(c) This section shall not supersede any objective provision of a locally adopted ordinance that places restrictions on the demolition of residential dwelling units or the subdivision of residential rental units that are more protective of lower income households, requires the provision of a greater number of units affordable to lower income households, or that requires greater relocation assistance to displaced households.(d) This section shall not apply to a housing development project for which an application was submitted after January 1, 2019, but prior to January 1, 2020, in a jurisdiction with a population of under 31,000 as of the 2020 United States Census that has a rent or price control ordinance.SEC. 3. Section 66300.6.5 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 66300.6, to read:66300.6.5. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Complete private bathroom means a bathroom that consists of a toilet and a shower, with a vanity sink that may or may not be in the same room.(2) Single-room occupancy unit means a dwelling unit that does not include a complete private bathroom and kitchen.(3) Studio unit means a dwelling unit that does not include a separate bedroom, but includes a complete private bathroom and a private kitchen.(b) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 66300.6, in the case of rehabilitation or replacement of an existing single-room occupancy building where units are deed restricted at affordable rents to lower income households, do not have separate bedrooms, and do not include both a complete private bath and a kitchen, an affected city or an affected county, as applicable, may reduce the number of required replacement units if it finds, based on substantial evidence in the record, that all of the following conditions are met:(1) The reduction is necessary to accommodate the conversion of a single-room occupancy unit to a studio or larger unit, to accommodate the addition of facilities, including, but not limited to, private bathrooms, kitchens, or community rooms, to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities, or to address code compliance for matters related to health and safety.(2) The conversion of the single-room occupancy unit will be completed within four years from the date of removal of the single-room occupancy unit. If the project will take longer than four years, the project proponent may present to the jurisdiction an explanation for the delay and a good faith plan demonstrating how occupancy will be achieved at the earliest possible date. The jurisdiction may, at its discretion, grant an extension of time for project completion.(3) The converted single-room occupancy unit will be a rental unit with affordable rents at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit, provided the affordable rent level would not be precluded due to limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.(4) The converted single-room occupancy unit will only be available to households with a household income at or below the income levels for lower income, very low income, extremely low income, or acutely low income households, as specified in Sections 50063.5, 50079.5, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code, as applicable.(5) A converted unit will remain available at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit for the longest feasible amount of time, but not less than 55 years. A covenant of affordability shall be recorded with the county recorder prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.(6) A displaced single-room occupancy unit occupant shall have a right of first refusal for admission to a replacement unit, provided the single-room occupancy unit occupant would not be precluded due to unit size limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.(7) The net loss of single-room occupancy units due to a rehabilitation or replacement in accordance with this section will not exceed 25 percent of the total single-room occupancy units in the development. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a project proponent may further reduce the number of units provided at the replacement project site if those additional units are replaced on a one-for-one basis. The project proponent may contract with another entity to develop the required replacement housing. The replacement housing shall meet all of the following conditions:(A) The units shall be rental units with affordable rents at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit.(B) The units shall be available to households with a household income at or below the income levels for lower income, very low income, extremely low income, or acutely low income, as specified in Sections 50063.5, 50079.5, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code, as applicable.(C) The units shall remain available at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit for the longest feasible time, but not less than 55 years. The covenant of affordability shall be recorded with the county recorder prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.(D) (i) Except as otherwise provided in clause (ii), the replacement units shall be located within the applicable of the following:(I) If there is an applicable local community plan area, within the same local community plan area as the converted single-room occupancy units.(II) If there is no applicable community plan area, and the converted single-room occupancy units are located within a redevelopment project area, as described in Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, within the same redevelopment project area as the converted single-occupancy units.(III) If there is no applicable community plan area, and the converted single-room occupancy units are not located within a redevelopment project area, as described in Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, within the same jurisdiction as the converted single-room occupancy units.(ii) In lieu of locating replacement units within the same local community plan area, redevelopment project area, or jurisdiction as the converted single-room occupancy units, as described in clause (i), the replacement units may be located within a census tract or census block group, as applicable, that is designated as highest resource or high resource on the opportunity area maps developed by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee and Department of Housing and Community Development and located within the same jurisdiction.(E) Replacement units shall not be existing rental units occupied by a low-income household.(F) All replacement units shall be made available for occupancy as soon as possible, but no more than four years from the date of removal of the single-room occupancy unit, whichever is earlier. If the project takes longer than four years due to extenuating circumstances, the project proponent may present to the jurisdiction a good faith plan demonstrating that occupancy would have been achieved within four years. The jurisdiction may, at its discretion, grant an extension of time for project completion.(8) Prior to the approval of a permit for demolition, rehabilitation, or conversion of the single-room occupancy unit, the project proponent submits a replacement housing plan to the jurisdiction that includes all of the following:(A) A description of the proposed conversion, demolition, or rehabilitation, including the substantial evidence required to show that reduction is necessary; the total number of units proposed and all related amenities; the total number of existing units; and the bedroom composition of the existing units.(B) A report on the current rental rates for each single-room occupancy unit, the number of vacancies and length of vacancies in the single-room occupancy building, and the length of residency of each occupied unit.(C) A statement as to whether any occupants will be displaced as a result of the proposed project.(D) A statement, with supporting documentation, as to when and why the unit was vacated.(E) A plan for the replacement of the occupied and vacant single-room occupancy units, including, but not limited to, the following:(i) The number of existing units.(ii) The bedroom composition.(iii) Whether the property is vacant or occupied.(iv) The existing rent levels.(v) Whether affordable covenants exist on that property, and, if so, the nature and duration of those covenants.(F) The time and manner that the replacement units will become available for occupancy.(G) If the removed units exceed 25 percent of the single-room occupancy units, the proposed location of replacement single-room occupancy units, with a description of the proposed property, including the location and previous use of the property.(9) A single-room occupancy removal shall be subject to the required relocation benefits and requirements, including the relocation plan, under Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1, the local jurisdictions relocation benefits, or any other relocation benefits to which a displaced person is entitled, whichever is greatest, and shall be provided to all displaced persons, as defined in Section 7260. If any units are vacant, the owner shall provide documentation demonstrating when and why the unit was vacated. If a jurisdiction reasonably determines that a unit was vacated due to the owners attempt to avoid relocation assistance obligations, the owner shall be required to pay relocations assistance to a displaced occupant and offer a right of return to the new unit.SEC. 4. Section 50406.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50406.6. (a) For the purposes of this section, coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any regulatory agreement that the department entered into pursuant to this part, both of the following shall apply for determining eligibility for a unit that received funds from the department, including for a unit that received funds prior to the enactment of this section, and is for a homeless individual or family:(1) An individual or family shall be deemed homeless if they meet any of the following criteria:(A) They moved to the unit described in this subdivision and were homeless upon initial occupancy of a prior unit.(B) They are receiving or received supportive services or rental subsidies administered by a continuum of care or other program for people experiencing homelessness, including a public housing authoritys shelter plus care program or Single-Room Occupancy Moderate Rehabilitation Program.(C) They are transferring from an existing single-room occupancy building where units are deed restricted at affordable rents to low-income households, and which is undergoing rehabilitation or replacement to accommodate the conversion of single-room occupancy units to studio or larger units, to accommodate the addition of private bathrooms, kitchens, community rooms, or like facilities, to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities, or to address code compliance for such matters as life and safety, shall be deemed homeless.(D) They are subject to a continuum of care emergency transfer plan.(2) An individual or family described in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to a requirement that the unit be filled through a referral from a coordinated entry system or a similar referral system.(c) Implementation of this section is contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature for purposes of this section.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature declares its intent in adding Section 66300.6.5 of the Government Code to not preempt, preclude, or invalidate local laws, settlement agreements or judgments that provide greater protections for single-room occupancy tenants or require more replacement housing. Specifically, nothing in Section 66300.6.5 of the Government Code shall invalidate the validated judgment that incorporates the settlement in Wiggins, et al. v. Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BC 276472.
SECTION 1. The Legislature declares its intent in adding Section 66300.6.5 of the Government Code to not preempt, preclude, or invalidate local laws, settlement agreements or judgments that provide greater protections for single-room occupancy tenants or require more replacement housing. Specifically, nothing in Section 66300.6.5 of the Government Code shall invalidate the validated judgment that incorporates the settlement in Wiggins, et al. v. Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BC 276472.
SECTION 1. The Legislature declares its intent in adding Section 66300.6.5 of the Government Code to not preempt, preclude, or invalidate local laws, settlement agreements or judgments that provide greater protections for single-room occupancy tenants or require more replacement housing. Specifically, nothing in Section 66300.6.5 of the Government Code shall invalidate the validated judgment that incorporates the settlement in Wiggins, et al. v. Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BC 276472.
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SEC. 2. Section 66300.6 of the Government Code is amended to read:66300.6. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and notwithstanding local density requirements, an affected city or an affected county shall not approve a housing development project that will require the demolition of one or more residential dwelling units unless the project will create at least as many residential dwelling units as will be demolished.(b) Notwithstanding any other law and notwithstanding local density requirements, an affected city or an affected county shall not approve a development project that will require the demolition of occupied or vacant protected units, or that is located on a site where protected units were demolished in the previous five years, unless all of the following requirements are satisfied:(1) (A) The Except as provided in Section 66300.6.5, the project will replace all existing protected units and protected units demolished on or after January 1, 2020.(B) Any protected units replaced pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered in determining whether the housing development project satisfies the requirements of Section 65915 or a locally adopted requirement that requires, as a condition of the development of residential rental units, that the project provide a certain percentage of residential rental units affordable to, and occupied by, households with incomes that do not exceed the limits for moderate-income, lower income, very low income, or extremely low income households, as specified in Sections 50079.5, 50093, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code.(C) This paragraph shall not apply to a project that meets all of the following conditions:(i) The project is an industrial use.(ii) The project site is entirely within a zone that does not allow residential uses.(iii) The zoning applicable to the project site that does not allow residential uses was adopted prior to January 1, 2022.(iv) The protected units that are or were on the project site are or were nonconforming uses.(2) (A) If Except as provided in Section 66300.6.5, if the project is a housing development project, it will include at least as many residential dwelling units as the greatest number of residential dwelling units that existed on the project site within the last five years.(B) If the project is not a housing development project, the proponent will ensure that any required replacement housing is developed prior to or concurrently with the development project. The required replacement housing may be located on a site other than the project site but shall be located within the same jurisdiction. The project proponent may contract with another entity to develop the required replacement housing.(3) (A) Any existing occupants will be allowed to occupy their units until six months before the start of construction activities. The project proponent shall provide existing occupants with written notice of the planned demolition, the date they must vacate, and their rights under this section. Notice shall be provided at least six months in advance of the date that existing occupants must vacate.(B) Any existing occupants that are required to leave their units shall be allowed to return at their prior rental rate if the demolition does not proceed and the property is returned to the rental market.(4) The developer agrees to provide both of the following to the existing occupants of any protected units that are lower income households:(A) Relocation benefits that are equivalent to the relocation benefits required to be paid by public entities pursuant to Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 and any implementing regulations.(B) A right of first refusal for a comparable unit available in the new housing development, or in any required replacement units associated with a new development that is not a housing development, affordable to the household at an affordable rent or an affordable housing cost. This subparagraph shall not apply to any of the following:(i) A development project that consists of a single residential unit located on a site where a single protected unit is being demolished.(ii) (I) Units in a housing development in which 100 percent of the units, exclusive of a managers unit or units, are reserved for lower income households.(II) Notwithstanding subclause (I), this subparagraph shall apply to protected units occupied by an occupant who qualifies for residence in the new development and for whom providing a comparable unit would not be precluded due to unit size limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.(iii) A project that meets the requirements of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1).(C) (i) For purposes of complying with subparagraph (B), if one or more single-family homes that qualify as protected units are being replaced in a development project that consists of two or more units, comparable unit means either of the following, as applicable:(I) A unit containing the same number of bedrooms if the single-family home contains three or fewer bedrooms.(II) A unit containing three bedrooms if the single-family home contains four or more bedrooms.(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, a comparable unit is not required to have the same or similar square footage or the same number of total rooms.(D) This subparagraph does not apply to an occupant of a short-term rental that is rented for a period of fewer than 30 days.(5) This subdivision does not confer additional legal protections upon an unlawful occupant of a protected unit.(c) This section shall not supersede any objective provision of a locally adopted ordinance that places restrictions on the demolition of residential dwelling units or the subdivision of residential rental units that are more protective of lower income households, requires the provision of a greater number of units affordable to lower income households, or that requires greater relocation assistance to displaced households.(d) This section shall not apply to a housing development project for which an application was submitted after January 1, 2019, but prior to January 1, 2020, in a jurisdiction with a population of under 31,000 as of the 2020 United States Census that has a rent or price control ordinance.
SEC. 2. Section 66300.6 of the Government Code is amended to read:
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66300.6. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and notwithstanding local density requirements, an affected city or an affected county shall not approve a housing development project that will require the demolition of one or more residential dwelling units unless the project will create at least as many residential dwelling units as will be demolished.(b) Notwithstanding any other law and notwithstanding local density requirements, an affected city or an affected county shall not approve a development project that will require the demolition of occupied or vacant protected units, or that is located on a site where protected units were demolished in the previous five years, unless all of the following requirements are satisfied:(1) (A) The Except as provided in Section 66300.6.5, the project will replace all existing protected units and protected units demolished on or after January 1, 2020.(B) Any protected units replaced pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered in determining whether the housing development project satisfies the requirements of Section 65915 or a locally adopted requirement that requires, as a condition of the development of residential rental units, that the project provide a certain percentage of residential rental units affordable to, and occupied by, households with incomes that do not exceed the limits for moderate-income, lower income, very low income, or extremely low income households, as specified in Sections 50079.5, 50093, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code.(C) This paragraph shall not apply to a project that meets all of the following conditions:(i) The project is an industrial use.(ii) The project site is entirely within a zone that does not allow residential uses.(iii) The zoning applicable to the project site that does not allow residential uses was adopted prior to January 1, 2022.(iv) The protected units that are or were on the project site are or were nonconforming uses.(2) (A) If Except as provided in Section 66300.6.5, if the project is a housing development project, it will include at least as many residential dwelling units as the greatest number of residential dwelling units that existed on the project site within the last five years.(B) If the project is not a housing development project, the proponent will ensure that any required replacement housing is developed prior to or concurrently with the development project. The required replacement housing may be located on a site other than the project site but shall be located within the same jurisdiction. The project proponent may contract with another entity to develop the required replacement housing.(3) (A) Any existing occupants will be allowed to occupy their units until six months before the start of construction activities. The project proponent shall provide existing occupants with written notice of the planned demolition, the date they must vacate, and their rights under this section. Notice shall be provided at least six months in advance of the date that existing occupants must vacate.(B) Any existing occupants that are required to leave their units shall be allowed to return at their prior rental rate if the demolition does not proceed and the property is returned to the rental market.(4) The developer agrees to provide both of the following to the existing occupants of any protected units that are lower income households:(A) Relocation benefits that are equivalent to the relocation benefits required to be paid by public entities pursuant to Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 and any implementing regulations.(B) A right of first refusal for a comparable unit available in the new housing development, or in any required replacement units associated with a new development that is not a housing development, affordable to the household at an affordable rent or an affordable housing cost. This subparagraph shall not apply to any of the following:(i) A development project that consists of a single residential unit located on a site where a single protected unit is being demolished.(ii) (I) Units in a housing development in which 100 percent of the units, exclusive of a managers unit or units, are reserved for lower income households.(II) Notwithstanding subclause (I), this subparagraph shall apply to protected units occupied by an occupant who qualifies for residence in the new development and for whom providing a comparable unit would not be precluded due to unit size limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.(iii) A project that meets the requirements of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1).(C) (i) For purposes of complying with subparagraph (B), if one or more single-family homes that qualify as protected units are being replaced in a development project that consists of two or more units, comparable unit means either of the following, as applicable:(I) A unit containing the same number of bedrooms if the single-family home contains three or fewer bedrooms.(II) A unit containing three bedrooms if the single-family home contains four or more bedrooms.(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, a comparable unit is not required to have the same or similar square footage or the same number of total rooms.(D) This subparagraph does not apply to an occupant of a short-term rental that is rented for a period of fewer than 30 days.(5) This subdivision does not confer additional legal protections upon an unlawful occupant of a protected unit.(c) This section shall not supersede any objective provision of a locally adopted ordinance that places restrictions on the demolition of residential dwelling units or the subdivision of residential rental units that are more protective of lower income households, requires the provision of a greater number of units affordable to lower income households, or that requires greater relocation assistance to displaced households.(d) This section shall not apply to a housing development project for which an application was submitted after January 1, 2019, but prior to January 1, 2020, in a jurisdiction with a population of under 31,000 as of the 2020 United States Census that has a rent or price control ordinance.
66300.6. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and notwithstanding local density requirements, an affected city or an affected county shall not approve a housing development project that will require the demolition of one or more residential dwelling units unless the project will create at least as many residential dwelling units as will be demolished.(b) Notwithstanding any other law and notwithstanding local density requirements, an affected city or an affected county shall not approve a development project that will require the demolition of occupied or vacant protected units, or that is located on a site where protected units were demolished in the previous five years, unless all of the following requirements are satisfied:(1) (A) The Except as provided in Section 66300.6.5, the project will replace all existing protected units and protected units demolished on or after January 1, 2020.(B) Any protected units replaced pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered in determining whether the housing development project satisfies the requirements of Section 65915 or a locally adopted requirement that requires, as a condition of the development of residential rental units, that the project provide a certain percentage of residential rental units affordable to, and occupied by, households with incomes that do not exceed the limits for moderate-income, lower income, very low income, or extremely low income households, as specified in Sections 50079.5, 50093, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code.(C) This paragraph shall not apply to a project that meets all of the following conditions:(i) The project is an industrial use.(ii) The project site is entirely within a zone that does not allow residential uses.(iii) The zoning applicable to the project site that does not allow residential uses was adopted prior to January 1, 2022.(iv) The protected units that are or were on the project site are or were nonconforming uses.(2) (A) If Except as provided in Section 66300.6.5, if the project is a housing development project, it will include at least as many residential dwelling units as the greatest number of residential dwelling units that existed on the project site within the last five years.(B) If the project is not a housing development project, the proponent will ensure that any required replacement housing is developed prior to or concurrently with the development project. The required replacement housing may be located on a site other than the project site but shall be located within the same jurisdiction. The project proponent may contract with another entity to develop the required replacement housing.(3) (A) Any existing occupants will be allowed to occupy their units until six months before the start of construction activities. The project proponent shall provide existing occupants with written notice of the planned demolition, the date they must vacate, and their rights under this section. Notice shall be provided at least six months in advance of the date that existing occupants must vacate.(B) Any existing occupants that are required to leave their units shall be allowed to return at their prior rental rate if the demolition does not proceed and the property is returned to the rental market.(4) The developer agrees to provide both of the following to the existing occupants of any protected units that are lower income households:(A) Relocation benefits that are equivalent to the relocation benefits required to be paid by public entities pursuant to Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 and any implementing regulations.(B) A right of first refusal for a comparable unit available in the new housing development, or in any required replacement units associated with a new development that is not a housing development, affordable to the household at an affordable rent or an affordable housing cost. This subparagraph shall not apply to any of the following:(i) A development project that consists of a single residential unit located on a site where a single protected unit is being demolished.(ii) (I) Units in a housing development in which 100 percent of the units, exclusive of a managers unit or units, are reserved for lower income households.(II) Notwithstanding subclause (I), this subparagraph shall apply to protected units occupied by an occupant who qualifies for residence in the new development and for whom providing a comparable unit would not be precluded due to unit size limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.(iii) A project that meets the requirements of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1).(C) (i) For purposes of complying with subparagraph (B), if one or more single-family homes that qualify as protected units are being replaced in a development project that consists of two or more units, comparable unit means either of the following, as applicable:(I) A unit containing the same number of bedrooms if the single-family home contains three or fewer bedrooms.(II) A unit containing three bedrooms if the single-family home contains four or more bedrooms.(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, a comparable unit is not required to have the same or similar square footage or the same number of total rooms.(D) This subparagraph does not apply to an occupant of a short-term rental that is rented for a period of fewer than 30 days.(5) This subdivision does not confer additional legal protections upon an unlawful occupant of a protected unit.(c) This section shall not supersede any objective provision of a locally adopted ordinance that places restrictions on the demolition of residential dwelling units or the subdivision of residential rental units that are more protective of lower income households, requires the provision of a greater number of units affordable to lower income households, or that requires greater relocation assistance to displaced households.(d) This section shall not apply to a housing development project for which an application was submitted after January 1, 2019, but prior to January 1, 2020, in a jurisdiction with a population of under 31,000 as of the 2020 United States Census that has a rent or price control ordinance.
66300.6. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and notwithstanding local density requirements, an affected city or an affected county shall not approve a housing development project that will require the demolition of one or more residential dwelling units unless the project will create at least as many residential dwelling units as will be demolished.(b) Notwithstanding any other law and notwithstanding local density requirements, an affected city or an affected county shall not approve a development project that will require the demolition of occupied or vacant protected units, or that is located on a site where protected units were demolished in the previous five years, unless all of the following requirements are satisfied:(1) (A) The Except as provided in Section 66300.6.5, the project will replace all existing protected units and protected units demolished on or after January 1, 2020.(B) Any protected units replaced pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered in determining whether the housing development project satisfies the requirements of Section 65915 or a locally adopted requirement that requires, as a condition of the development of residential rental units, that the project provide a certain percentage of residential rental units affordable to, and occupied by, households with incomes that do not exceed the limits for moderate-income, lower income, very low income, or extremely low income households, as specified in Sections 50079.5, 50093, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code.(C) This paragraph shall not apply to a project that meets all of the following conditions:(i) The project is an industrial use.(ii) The project site is entirely within a zone that does not allow residential uses.(iii) The zoning applicable to the project site that does not allow residential uses was adopted prior to January 1, 2022.(iv) The protected units that are or were on the project site are or were nonconforming uses.(2) (A) If Except as provided in Section 66300.6.5, if the project is a housing development project, it will include at least as many residential dwelling units as the greatest number of residential dwelling units that existed on the project site within the last five years.(B) If the project is not a housing development project, the proponent will ensure that any required replacement housing is developed prior to or concurrently with the development project. The required replacement housing may be located on a site other than the project site but shall be located within the same jurisdiction. The project proponent may contract with another entity to develop the required replacement housing.(3) (A) Any existing occupants will be allowed to occupy their units until six months before the start of construction activities. The project proponent shall provide existing occupants with written notice of the planned demolition, the date they must vacate, and their rights under this section. Notice shall be provided at least six months in advance of the date that existing occupants must vacate.(B) Any existing occupants that are required to leave their units shall be allowed to return at their prior rental rate if the demolition does not proceed and the property is returned to the rental market.(4) The developer agrees to provide both of the following to the existing occupants of any protected units that are lower income households:(A) Relocation benefits that are equivalent to the relocation benefits required to be paid by public entities pursuant to Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 and any implementing regulations.(B) A right of first refusal for a comparable unit available in the new housing development, or in any required replacement units associated with a new development that is not a housing development, affordable to the household at an affordable rent or an affordable housing cost. This subparagraph shall not apply to any of the following:(i) A development project that consists of a single residential unit located on a site where a single protected unit is being demolished.(ii) (I) Units in a housing development in which 100 percent of the units, exclusive of a managers unit or units, are reserved for lower income households.(II) Notwithstanding subclause (I), this subparagraph shall apply to protected units occupied by an occupant who qualifies for residence in the new development and for whom providing a comparable unit would not be precluded due to unit size limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.(iii) A project that meets the requirements of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1).(C) (i) For purposes of complying with subparagraph (B), if one or more single-family homes that qualify as protected units are being replaced in a development project that consists of two or more units, comparable unit means either of the following, as applicable:(I) A unit containing the same number of bedrooms if the single-family home contains three or fewer bedrooms.(II) A unit containing three bedrooms if the single-family home contains four or more bedrooms.(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, a comparable unit is not required to have the same or similar square footage or the same number of total rooms.(D) This subparagraph does not apply to an occupant of a short-term rental that is rented for a period of fewer than 30 days.(5) This subdivision does not confer additional legal protections upon an unlawful occupant of a protected unit.(c) This section shall not supersede any objective provision of a locally adopted ordinance that places restrictions on the demolition of residential dwelling units or the subdivision of residential rental units that are more protective of lower income households, requires the provision of a greater number of units affordable to lower income households, or that requires greater relocation assistance to displaced households.(d) This section shall not apply to a housing development project for which an application was submitted after January 1, 2019, but prior to January 1, 2020, in a jurisdiction with a population of under 31,000 as of the 2020 United States Census that has a rent or price control ordinance.
66300.6. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and notwithstanding local density requirements, an affected city or an affected county shall not approve a housing development project that will require the demolition of one or more residential dwelling units unless the project will create at least as many residential dwelling units as will be demolished.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law and notwithstanding local density requirements, an affected city or an affected county shall not approve a development project that will require the demolition of occupied or vacant protected units, or that is located on a site where protected units were demolished in the previous five years, unless all of the following requirements are satisfied:
(1) (A) The Except as provided in Section 66300.6.5, the project will replace all existing protected units and protected units demolished on or after January 1, 2020.
(B) Any protected units replaced pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered in determining whether the housing development project satisfies the requirements of Section 65915 or a locally adopted requirement that requires, as a condition of the development of residential rental units, that the project provide a certain percentage of residential rental units affordable to, and occupied by, households with incomes that do not exceed the limits for moderate-income, lower income, very low income, or extremely low income households, as specified in Sections 50079.5, 50093, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code.
(C) This paragraph shall not apply to a project that meets all of the following conditions:
(i) The project is an industrial use.
(ii) The project site is entirely within a zone that does not allow residential uses.
(iii) The zoning applicable to the project site that does not allow residential uses was adopted prior to January 1, 2022.
(iv) The protected units that are or were on the project site are or were nonconforming uses.
(2) (A) If Except as provided in Section 66300.6.5, if the project is a housing development project, it will include at least as many residential dwelling units as the greatest number of residential dwelling units that existed on the project site within the last five years.
(B) If the project is not a housing development project, the proponent will ensure that any required replacement housing is developed prior to or concurrently with the development project. The required replacement housing may be located on a site other than the project site but shall be located within the same jurisdiction. The project proponent may contract with another entity to develop the required replacement housing.
(3) (A) Any existing occupants will be allowed to occupy their units until six months before the start of construction activities. The project proponent shall provide existing occupants with written notice of the planned demolition, the date they must vacate, and their rights under this section. Notice shall be provided at least six months in advance of the date that existing occupants must vacate.
(B) Any existing occupants that are required to leave their units shall be allowed to return at their prior rental rate if the demolition does not proceed and the property is returned to the rental market.
(4) The developer agrees to provide both of the following to the existing occupants of any protected units that are lower income households:
(A) Relocation benefits that are equivalent to the relocation benefits required to be paid by public entities pursuant to Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 and any implementing regulations.
(B) A right of first refusal for a comparable unit available in the new housing development, or in any required replacement units associated with a new development that is not a housing development, affordable to the household at an affordable rent or an affordable housing cost. This subparagraph shall not apply to any of the following:
(i) A development project that consists of a single residential unit located on a site where a single protected unit is being demolished.
(ii) (I) Units in a housing development in which 100 percent of the units, exclusive of a managers unit or units, are reserved for lower income households.
(II) Notwithstanding subclause (I), this subparagraph shall apply to protected units occupied by an occupant who qualifies for residence in the new development and for whom providing a comparable unit would not be precluded due to unit size limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.
(iii) A project that meets the requirements of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1).
(C) (i) For purposes of complying with subparagraph (B), if one or more single-family homes that qualify as protected units are being replaced in a development project that consists of two or more units, comparable unit means either of the following, as applicable:
(I) A unit containing the same number of bedrooms if the single-family home contains three or fewer bedrooms.
(II) A unit containing three bedrooms if the single-family home contains four or more bedrooms.
(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, a comparable unit is not required to have the same or similar square footage or the same number of total rooms.
(D) This subparagraph does not apply to an occupant of a short-term rental that is rented for a period of fewer than 30 days.
(5) This subdivision does not confer additional legal protections upon an unlawful occupant of a protected unit.
(c) This section shall not supersede any objective provision of a locally adopted ordinance that places restrictions on the demolition of residential dwelling units or the subdivision of residential rental units that are more protective of lower income households, requires the provision of a greater number of units affordable to lower income households, or that requires greater relocation assistance to displaced households.
(d) This section shall not apply to a housing development project for which an application was submitted after January 1, 2019, but prior to January 1, 2020, in a jurisdiction with a population of under 31,000 as of the 2020 United States Census that has a rent or price control ordinance.
SEC. 3. Section 66300.6.5 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 66300.6, to read:66300.6.5. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Complete private bathroom means a bathroom that consists of a toilet and a shower, with a vanity sink that may or may not be in the same room.(2) Single-room occupancy unit means a dwelling unit that does not include a complete private bathroom and kitchen.(3) Studio unit means a dwelling unit that does not include a separate bedroom, but includes a complete private bathroom and a private kitchen.(b) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 66300.6, in the case of rehabilitation or replacement of an existing single-room occupancy building where units are deed restricted at affordable rents to lower income households, do not have separate bedrooms, and do not include both a complete private bath and a kitchen, an affected city or an affected county, as applicable, may reduce the number of required replacement units if it finds, based on substantial evidence in the record, that all of the following conditions are met:(1) The reduction is necessary to accommodate the conversion of a single-room occupancy unit to a studio or larger unit, to accommodate the addition of facilities, including, but not limited to, private bathrooms, kitchens, or community rooms, to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities, or to address code compliance for matters related to health and safety.(2) The conversion of the single-room occupancy unit will be completed within four years from the date of removal of the single-room occupancy unit. If the project will take longer than four years, the project proponent may present to the jurisdiction an explanation for the delay and a good faith plan demonstrating how occupancy will be achieved at the earliest possible date. The jurisdiction may, at its discretion, grant an extension of time for project completion.(3) The converted single-room occupancy unit will be a rental unit with affordable rents at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit, provided the affordable rent level would not be precluded due to limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.(4) The converted single-room occupancy unit will only be available to households with a household income at or below the income levels for lower income, very low income, extremely low income, or acutely low income households, as specified in Sections 50063.5, 50079.5, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code, as applicable.(5) A converted unit will remain available at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit for the longest feasible amount of time, but not less than 55 years. A covenant of affordability shall be recorded with the county recorder prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.(6) A displaced single-room occupancy unit occupant shall have a right of first refusal for admission to a replacement unit, provided the single-room occupancy unit occupant would not be precluded due to unit size limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.(7) The net loss of single-room occupancy units due to a rehabilitation or replacement in accordance with this section will not exceed 25 percent of the total single-room occupancy units in the development. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a project proponent may further reduce the number of units provided at the replacement project site if those additional units are replaced on a one-for-one basis. The project proponent may contract with another entity to develop the required replacement housing. The replacement housing shall meet all of the following conditions:(A) The units shall be rental units with affordable rents at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit.(B) The units shall be available to households with a household income at or below the income levels for lower income, very low income, extremely low income, or acutely low income, as specified in Sections 50063.5, 50079.5, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code, as applicable.(C) The units shall remain available at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit for the longest feasible time, but not less than 55 years. The covenant of affordability shall be recorded with the county recorder prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.(D) (i) Except as otherwise provided in clause (ii), the replacement units shall be located within the applicable of the following:(I) If there is an applicable local community plan area, within the same local community plan area as the converted single-room occupancy units.(II) If there is no applicable community plan area, and the converted single-room occupancy units are located within a redevelopment project area, as described in Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, within the same redevelopment project area as the converted single-occupancy units.(III) If there is no applicable community plan area, and the converted single-room occupancy units are not located within a redevelopment project area, as described in Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, within the same jurisdiction as the converted single-room occupancy units.(ii) In lieu of locating replacement units within the same local community plan area, redevelopment project area, or jurisdiction as the converted single-room occupancy units, as described in clause (i), the replacement units may be located within a census tract or census block group, as applicable, that is designated as highest resource or high resource on the opportunity area maps developed by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee and Department of Housing and Community Development and located within the same jurisdiction.(E) Replacement units shall not be existing rental units occupied by a low-income household.(F) All replacement units shall be made available for occupancy as soon as possible, but no more than four years from the date of removal of the single-room occupancy unit, whichever is earlier. If the project takes longer than four years due to extenuating circumstances, the project proponent may present to the jurisdiction a good faith plan demonstrating that occupancy would have been achieved within four years. The jurisdiction may, at its discretion, grant an extension of time for project completion.(8) Prior to the approval of a permit for demolition, rehabilitation, or conversion of the single-room occupancy unit, the project proponent submits a replacement housing plan to the jurisdiction that includes all of the following:(A) A description of the proposed conversion, demolition, or rehabilitation, including the substantial evidence required to show that reduction is necessary; the total number of units proposed and all related amenities; the total number of existing units; and the bedroom composition of the existing units.(B) A report on the current rental rates for each single-room occupancy unit, the number of vacancies and length of vacancies in the single-room occupancy building, and the length of residency of each occupied unit.(C) A statement as to whether any occupants will be displaced as a result of the proposed project.(D) A statement, with supporting documentation, as to when and why the unit was vacated.(E) A plan for the replacement of the occupied and vacant single-room occupancy units, including, but not limited to, the following:(i) The number of existing units.(ii) The bedroom composition.(iii) Whether the property is vacant or occupied.(iv) The existing rent levels.(v) Whether affordable covenants exist on that property, and, if so, the nature and duration of those covenants.(F) The time and manner that the replacement units will become available for occupancy.(G) If the removed units exceed 25 percent of the single-room occupancy units, the proposed location of replacement single-room occupancy units, with a description of the proposed property, including the location and previous use of the property.(9) A single-room occupancy removal shall be subject to the required relocation benefits and requirements, including the relocation plan, under Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1, the local jurisdictions relocation benefits, or any other relocation benefits to which a displaced person is entitled, whichever is greatest, and shall be provided to all displaced persons, as defined in Section 7260. If any units are vacant, the owner shall provide documentation demonstrating when and why the unit was vacated. If a jurisdiction reasonably determines that a unit was vacated due to the owners attempt to avoid relocation assistance obligations, the owner shall be required to pay relocations assistance to a displaced occupant and offer a right of return to the new unit.
SEC. 3. Section 66300.6.5 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 66300.6, to read:
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66300.6.5. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Complete private bathroom means a bathroom that consists of a toilet and a shower, with a vanity sink that may or may not be in the same room.(2) Single-room occupancy unit means a dwelling unit that does not include a complete private bathroom and kitchen.(3) Studio unit means a dwelling unit that does not include a separate bedroom, but includes a complete private bathroom and a private kitchen.(b) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 66300.6, in the case of rehabilitation or replacement of an existing single-room occupancy building where units are deed restricted at affordable rents to lower income households, do not have separate bedrooms, and do not include both a complete private bath and a kitchen, an affected city or an affected county, as applicable, may reduce the number of required replacement units if it finds, based on substantial evidence in the record, that all of the following conditions are met:(1) The reduction is necessary to accommodate the conversion of a single-room occupancy unit to a studio or larger unit, to accommodate the addition of facilities, including, but not limited to, private bathrooms, kitchens, or community rooms, to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities, or to address code compliance for matters related to health and safety.(2) The conversion of the single-room occupancy unit will be completed within four years from the date of removal of the single-room occupancy unit. If the project will take longer than four years, the project proponent may present to the jurisdiction an explanation for the delay and a good faith plan demonstrating how occupancy will be achieved at the earliest possible date. The jurisdiction may, at its discretion, grant an extension of time for project completion.(3) The converted single-room occupancy unit will be a rental unit with affordable rents at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit, provided the affordable rent level would not be precluded due to limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.(4) The converted single-room occupancy unit will only be available to households with a household income at or below the income levels for lower income, very low income, extremely low income, or acutely low income households, as specified in Sections 50063.5, 50079.5, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code, as applicable.(5) A converted unit will remain available at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit for the longest feasible amount of time, but not less than 55 years. A covenant of affordability shall be recorded with the county recorder prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.(6) A displaced single-room occupancy unit occupant shall have a right of first refusal for admission to a replacement unit, provided the single-room occupancy unit occupant would not be precluded due to unit size limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.(7) The net loss of single-room occupancy units due to a rehabilitation or replacement in accordance with this section will not exceed 25 percent of the total single-room occupancy units in the development. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a project proponent may further reduce the number of units provided at the replacement project site if those additional units are replaced on a one-for-one basis. The project proponent may contract with another entity to develop the required replacement housing. The replacement housing shall meet all of the following conditions:(A) The units shall be rental units with affordable rents at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit.(B) The units shall be available to households with a household income at or below the income levels for lower income, very low income, extremely low income, or acutely low income, as specified in Sections 50063.5, 50079.5, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code, as applicable.(C) The units shall remain available at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit for the longest feasible time, but not less than 55 years. The covenant of affordability shall be recorded with the county recorder prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.(D) (i) Except as otherwise provided in clause (ii), the replacement units shall be located within the applicable of the following:(I) If there is an applicable local community plan area, within the same local community plan area as the converted single-room occupancy units.(II) If there is no applicable community plan area, and the converted single-room occupancy units are located within a redevelopment project area, as described in Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, within the same redevelopment project area as the converted single-occupancy units.(III) If there is no applicable community plan area, and the converted single-room occupancy units are not located within a redevelopment project area, as described in Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, within the same jurisdiction as the converted single-room occupancy units.(ii) In lieu of locating replacement units within the same local community plan area, redevelopment project area, or jurisdiction as the converted single-room occupancy units, as described in clause (i), the replacement units may be located within a census tract or census block group, as applicable, that is designated as highest resource or high resource on the opportunity area maps developed by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee and Department of Housing and Community Development and located within the same jurisdiction.(E) Replacement units shall not be existing rental units occupied by a low-income household.(F) All replacement units shall be made available for occupancy as soon as possible, but no more than four years from the date of removal of the single-room occupancy unit, whichever is earlier. If the project takes longer than four years due to extenuating circumstances, the project proponent may present to the jurisdiction a good faith plan demonstrating that occupancy would have been achieved within four years. The jurisdiction may, at its discretion, grant an extension of time for project completion.(8) Prior to the approval of a permit for demolition, rehabilitation, or conversion of the single-room occupancy unit, the project proponent submits a replacement housing plan to the jurisdiction that includes all of the following:(A) A description of the proposed conversion, demolition, or rehabilitation, including the substantial evidence required to show that reduction is necessary; the total number of units proposed and all related amenities; the total number of existing units; and the bedroom composition of the existing units.(B) A report on the current rental rates for each single-room occupancy unit, the number of vacancies and length of vacancies in the single-room occupancy building, and the length of residency of each occupied unit.(C) A statement as to whether any occupants will be displaced as a result of the proposed project.(D) A statement, with supporting documentation, as to when and why the unit was vacated.(E) A plan for the replacement of the occupied and vacant single-room occupancy units, including, but not limited to, the following:(i) The number of existing units.(ii) The bedroom composition.(iii) Whether the property is vacant or occupied.(iv) The existing rent levels.(v) Whether affordable covenants exist on that property, and, if so, the nature and duration of those covenants.(F) The time and manner that the replacement units will become available for occupancy.(G) If the removed units exceed 25 percent of the single-room occupancy units, the proposed location of replacement single-room occupancy units, with a description of the proposed property, including the location and previous use of the property.(9) A single-room occupancy removal shall be subject to the required relocation benefits and requirements, including the relocation plan, under Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1, the local jurisdictions relocation benefits, or any other relocation benefits to which a displaced person is entitled, whichever is greatest, and shall be provided to all displaced persons, as defined in Section 7260. If any units are vacant, the owner shall provide documentation demonstrating when and why the unit was vacated. If a jurisdiction reasonably determines that a unit was vacated due to the owners attempt to avoid relocation assistance obligations, the owner shall be required to pay relocations assistance to a displaced occupant and offer a right of return to the new unit.
66300.6.5. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Complete private bathroom means a bathroom that consists of a toilet and a shower, with a vanity sink that may or may not be in the same room.(2) Single-room occupancy unit means a dwelling unit that does not include a complete private bathroom and kitchen.(3) Studio unit means a dwelling unit that does not include a separate bedroom, but includes a complete private bathroom and a private kitchen.(b) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 66300.6, in the case of rehabilitation or replacement of an existing single-room occupancy building where units are deed restricted at affordable rents to lower income households, do not have separate bedrooms, and do not include both a complete private bath and a kitchen, an affected city or an affected county, as applicable, may reduce the number of required replacement units if it finds, based on substantial evidence in the record, that all of the following conditions are met:(1) The reduction is necessary to accommodate the conversion of a single-room occupancy unit to a studio or larger unit, to accommodate the addition of facilities, including, but not limited to, private bathrooms, kitchens, or community rooms, to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities, or to address code compliance for matters related to health and safety.(2) The conversion of the single-room occupancy unit will be completed within four years from the date of removal of the single-room occupancy unit. If the project will take longer than four years, the project proponent may present to the jurisdiction an explanation for the delay and a good faith plan demonstrating how occupancy will be achieved at the earliest possible date. The jurisdiction may, at its discretion, grant an extension of time for project completion.(3) The converted single-room occupancy unit will be a rental unit with affordable rents at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit, provided the affordable rent level would not be precluded due to limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.(4) The converted single-room occupancy unit will only be available to households with a household income at or below the income levels for lower income, very low income, extremely low income, or acutely low income households, as specified in Sections 50063.5, 50079.5, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code, as applicable.(5) A converted unit will remain available at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit for the longest feasible amount of time, but not less than 55 years. A covenant of affordability shall be recorded with the county recorder prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.(6) A displaced single-room occupancy unit occupant shall have a right of first refusal for admission to a replacement unit, provided the single-room occupancy unit occupant would not be precluded due to unit size limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.(7) The net loss of single-room occupancy units due to a rehabilitation or replacement in accordance with this section will not exceed 25 percent of the total single-room occupancy units in the development. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a project proponent may further reduce the number of units provided at the replacement project site if those additional units are replaced on a one-for-one basis. The project proponent may contract with another entity to develop the required replacement housing. The replacement housing shall meet all of the following conditions:(A) The units shall be rental units with affordable rents at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit.(B) The units shall be available to households with a household income at or below the income levels for lower income, very low income, extremely low income, or acutely low income, as specified in Sections 50063.5, 50079.5, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code, as applicable.(C) The units shall remain available at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit for the longest feasible time, but not less than 55 years. The covenant of affordability shall be recorded with the county recorder prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.(D) (i) Except as otherwise provided in clause (ii), the replacement units shall be located within the applicable of the following:(I) If there is an applicable local community plan area, within the same local community plan area as the converted single-room occupancy units.(II) If there is no applicable community plan area, and the converted single-room occupancy units are located within a redevelopment project area, as described in Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, within the same redevelopment project area as the converted single-occupancy units.(III) If there is no applicable community plan area, and the converted single-room occupancy units are not located within a redevelopment project area, as described in Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, within the same jurisdiction as the converted single-room occupancy units.(ii) In lieu of locating replacement units within the same local community plan area, redevelopment project area, or jurisdiction as the converted single-room occupancy units, as described in clause (i), the replacement units may be located within a census tract or census block group, as applicable, that is designated as highest resource or high resource on the opportunity area maps developed by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee and Department of Housing and Community Development and located within the same jurisdiction.(E) Replacement units shall not be existing rental units occupied by a low-income household.(F) All replacement units shall be made available for occupancy as soon as possible, but no more than four years from the date of removal of the single-room occupancy unit, whichever is earlier. If the project takes longer than four years due to extenuating circumstances, the project proponent may present to the jurisdiction a good faith plan demonstrating that occupancy would have been achieved within four years. The jurisdiction may, at its discretion, grant an extension of time for project completion.(8) Prior to the approval of a permit for demolition, rehabilitation, or conversion of the single-room occupancy unit, the project proponent submits a replacement housing plan to the jurisdiction that includes all of the following:(A) A description of the proposed conversion, demolition, or rehabilitation, including the substantial evidence required to show that reduction is necessary; the total number of units proposed and all related amenities; the total number of existing units; and the bedroom composition of the existing units.(B) A report on the current rental rates for each single-room occupancy unit, the number of vacancies and length of vacancies in the single-room occupancy building, and the length of residency of each occupied unit.(C) A statement as to whether any occupants will be displaced as a result of the proposed project.(D) A statement, with supporting documentation, as to when and why the unit was vacated.(E) A plan for the replacement of the occupied and vacant single-room occupancy units, including, but not limited to, the following:(i) The number of existing units.(ii) The bedroom composition.(iii) Whether the property is vacant or occupied.(iv) The existing rent levels.(v) Whether affordable covenants exist on that property, and, if so, the nature and duration of those covenants.(F) The time and manner that the replacement units will become available for occupancy.(G) If the removed units exceed 25 percent of the single-room occupancy units, the proposed location of replacement single-room occupancy units, with a description of the proposed property, including the location and previous use of the property.(9) A single-room occupancy removal shall be subject to the required relocation benefits and requirements, including the relocation plan, under Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1, the local jurisdictions relocation benefits, or any other relocation benefits to which a displaced person is entitled, whichever is greatest, and shall be provided to all displaced persons, as defined in Section 7260. If any units are vacant, the owner shall provide documentation demonstrating when and why the unit was vacated. If a jurisdiction reasonably determines that a unit was vacated due to the owners attempt to avoid relocation assistance obligations, the owner shall be required to pay relocations assistance to a displaced occupant and offer a right of return to the new unit.
66300.6.5. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Complete private bathroom means a bathroom that consists of a toilet and a shower, with a vanity sink that may or may not be in the same room.(2) Single-room occupancy unit means a dwelling unit that does not include a complete private bathroom and kitchen.(3) Studio unit means a dwelling unit that does not include a separate bedroom, but includes a complete private bathroom and a private kitchen.(b) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 66300.6, in the case of rehabilitation or replacement of an existing single-room occupancy building where units are deed restricted at affordable rents to lower income households, do not have separate bedrooms, and do not include both a complete private bath and a kitchen, an affected city or an affected county, as applicable, may reduce the number of required replacement units if it finds, based on substantial evidence in the record, that all of the following conditions are met:(1) The reduction is necessary to accommodate the conversion of a single-room occupancy unit to a studio or larger unit, to accommodate the addition of facilities, including, but not limited to, private bathrooms, kitchens, or community rooms, to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities, or to address code compliance for matters related to health and safety.(2) The conversion of the single-room occupancy unit will be completed within four years from the date of removal of the single-room occupancy unit. If the project will take longer than four years, the project proponent may present to the jurisdiction an explanation for the delay and a good faith plan demonstrating how occupancy will be achieved at the earliest possible date. The jurisdiction may, at its discretion, grant an extension of time for project completion.(3) The converted single-room occupancy unit will be a rental unit with affordable rents at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit, provided the affordable rent level would not be precluded due to limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.(4) The converted single-room occupancy unit will only be available to households with a household income at or below the income levels for lower income, very low income, extremely low income, or acutely low income households, as specified in Sections 50063.5, 50079.5, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code, as applicable.(5) A converted unit will remain available at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit for the longest feasible amount of time, but not less than 55 years. A covenant of affordability shall be recorded with the county recorder prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.(6) A displaced single-room occupancy unit occupant shall have a right of first refusal for admission to a replacement unit, provided the single-room occupancy unit occupant would not be precluded due to unit size limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.(7) The net loss of single-room occupancy units due to a rehabilitation or replacement in accordance with this section will not exceed 25 percent of the total single-room occupancy units in the development. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a project proponent may further reduce the number of units provided at the replacement project site if those additional units are replaced on a one-for-one basis. The project proponent may contract with another entity to develop the required replacement housing. The replacement housing shall meet all of the following conditions:(A) The units shall be rental units with affordable rents at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit.(B) The units shall be available to households with a household income at or below the income levels for lower income, very low income, extremely low income, or acutely low income, as specified in Sections 50063.5, 50079.5, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code, as applicable.(C) The units shall remain available at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit for the longest feasible time, but not less than 55 years. The covenant of affordability shall be recorded with the county recorder prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.(D) (i) Except as otherwise provided in clause (ii), the replacement units shall be located within the applicable of the following:(I) If there is an applicable local community plan area, within the same local community plan area as the converted single-room occupancy units.(II) If there is no applicable community plan area, and the converted single-room occupancy units are located within a redevelopment project area, as described in Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, within the same redevelopment project area as the converted single-occupancy units.(III) If there is no applicable community plan area, and the converted single-room occupancy units are not located within a redevelopment project area, as described in Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, within the same jurisdiction as the converted single-room occupancy units.(ii) In lieu of locating replacement units within the same local community plan area, redevelopment project area, or jurisdiction as the converted single-room occupancy units, as described in clause (i), the replacement units may be located within a census tract or census block group, as applicable, that is designated as highest resource or high resource on the opportunity area maps developed by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee and Department of Housing and Community Development and located within the same jurisdiction.(E) Replacement units shall not be existing rental units occupied by a low-income household.(F) All replacement units shall be made available for occupancy as soon as possible, but no more than four years from the date of removal of the single-room occupancy unit, whichever is earlier. If the project takes longer than four years due to extenuating circumstances, the project proponent may present to the jurisdiction a good faith plan demonstrating that occupancy would have been achieved within four years. The jurisdiction may, at its discretion, grant an extension of time for project completion.(8) Prior to the approval of a permit for demolition, rehabilitation, or conversion of the single-room occupancy unit, the project proponent submits a replacement housing plan to the jurisdiction that includes all of the following:(A) A description of the proposed conversion, demolition, or rehabilitation, including the substantial evidence required to show that reduction is necessary; the total number of units proposed and all related amenities; the total number of existing units; and the bedroom composition of the existing units.(B) A report on the current rental rates for each single-room occupancy unit, the number of vacancies and length of vacancies in the single-room occupancy building, and the length of residency of each occupied unit.(C) A statement as to whether any occupants will be displaced as a result of the proposed project.(D) A statement, with supporting documentation, as to when and why the unit was vacated.(E) A plan for the replacement of the occupied and vacant single-room occupancy units, including, but not limited to, the following:(i) The number of existing units.(ii) The bedroom composition.(iii) Whether the property is vacant or occupied.(iv) The existing rent levels.(v) Whether affordable covenants exist on that property, and, if so, the nature and duration of those covenants.(F) The time and manner that the replacement units will become available for occupancy.(G) If the removed units exceed 25 percent of the single-room occupancy units, the proposed location of replacement single-room occupancy units, with a description of the proposed property, including the location and previous use of the property.(9) A single-room occupancy removal shall be subject to the required relocation benefits and requirements, including the relocation plan, under Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1, the local jurisdictions relocation benefits, or any other relocation benefits to which a displaced person is entitled, whichever is greatest, and shall be provided to all displaced persons, as defined in Section 7260. If any units are vacant, the owner shall provide documentation demonstrating when and why the unit was vacated. If a jurisdiction reasonably determines that a unit was vacated due to the owners attempt to avoid relocation assistance obligations, the owner shall be required to pay relocations assistance to a displaced occupant and offer a right of return to the new unit.
66300.6.5. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) Complete private bathroom means a bathroom that consists of a toilet and a shower, with a vanity sink that may or may not be in the same room.
(2) Single-room occupancy unit means a dwelling unit that does not include a complete private bathroom and kitchen.
(3) Studio unit means a dwelling unit that does not include a separate bedroom, but includes a complete private bathroom and a private kitchen.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 66300.6, in the case of rehabilitation or replacement of an existing single-room occupancy building where units are deed restricted at affordable rents to lower income households, do not have separate bedrooms, and do not include both a complete private bath and a kitchen, an affected city or an affected county, as applicable, may reduce the number of required replacement units if it finds, based on substantial evidence in the record, that all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The reduction is necessary to accommodate the conversion of a single-room occupancy unit to a studio or larger unit, to accommodate the addition of facilities, including, but not limited to, private bathrooms, kitchens, or community rooms, to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities, or to address code compliance for matters related to health and safety.
(2) The conversion of the single-room occupancy unit will be completed within four years from the date of removal of the single-room occupancy unit. If the project will take longer than four years, the project proponent may present to the jurisdiction an explanation for the delay and a good faith plan demonstrating how occupancy will be achieved at the earliest possible date. The jurisdiction may, at its discretion, grant an extension of time for project completion.
(3) The converted single-room occupancy unit will be a rental unit with affordable rents at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit, provided the affordable rent level would not be precluded due to limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.
(4) The converted single-room occupancy unit will only be available to households with a household income at or below the income levels for lower income, very low income, extremely low income, or acutely low income households, as specified in Sections 50063.5, 50079.5, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code, as applicable.
(5) A converted unit will remain available at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit for the longest feasible amount of time, but not less than 55 years. A covenant of affordability shall be recorded with the county recorder prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
(6) A displaced single-room occupancy unit occupant shall have a right of first refusal for admission to a replacement unit, provided the single-room occupancy unit occupant would not be precluded due to unit size limitations or other requirements of one or more funding source of the housing development.
(7) The net loss of single-room occupancy units due to a rehabilitation or replacement in accordance with this section will not exceed 25 percent of the total single-room occupancy units in the development. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a project proponent may further reduce the number of units provided at the replacement project site if those additional units are replaced on a one-for-one basis. The project proponent may contract with another entity to develop the required replacement housing. The replacement housing shall meet all of the following conditions:
(A) The units shall be rental units with affordable rents at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit.
(B) The units shall be available to households with a household income at or below the income levels for lower income, very low income, extremely low income, or acutely low income, as specified in Sections 50063.5, 50079.5, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code, as applicable.
(C) The units shall remain available at the applicable affordable rent level of the replaced single-room occupancy unit for the longest feasible time, but not less than 55 years. The covenant of affordability shall be recorded with the county recorder prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
(D) (i) Except as otherwise provided in clause (ii), the replacement units shall be located within the applicable of the following:
(I) If there is an applicable local community plan area, within the same local community plan area as the converted single-room occupancy units.
(II) If there is no applicable community plan area, and the converted single-room occupancy units are located within a redevelopment project area, as described in Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, within the same redevelopment project area as the converted single-occupancy units.
(III) If there is no applicable community plan area, and the converted single-room occupancy units are not located within a redevelopment project area, as described in Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, within the same jurisdiction as the converted single-room occupancy units.
(ii) In lieu of locating replacement units within the same local community plan area, redevelopment project area, or jurisdiction as the converted single-room occupancy units, as described in clause (i), the replacement units may be located within a census tract or census block group, as applicable, that is designated as highest resource or high resource on the opportunity area maps developed by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee and Department of Housing and Community Development and located within the same jurisdiction.
(E) Replacement units shall not be existing rental units occupied by a low-income household.
(F) All replacement units shall be made available for occupancy as soon as possible, but no more than four years from the date of removal of the single-room occupancy unit, whichever is earlier. If the project takes longer than four years due to extenuating circumstances, the project proponent may present to the jurisdiction a good faith plan demonstrating that occupancy would have been achieved within four years. The jurisdiction may, at its discretion, grant an extension of time for project completion.
(8) Prior to the approval of a permit for demolition, rehabilitation, or conversion of the single-room occupancy unit, the project proponent submits a replacement housing plan to the jurisdiction that includes all of the following:
(A) A description of the proposed conversion, demolition, or rehabilitation, including the substantial evidence required to show that reduction is necessary; the total number of units proposed and all related amenities; the total number of existing units; and the bedroom composition of the existing units.
(B) A report on the current rental rates for each single-room occupancy unit, the number of vacancies and length of vacancies in the single-room occupancy building, and the length of residency of each occupied unit.
(C) A statement as to whether any occupants will be displaced as a result of the proposed project.
(D) A statement, with supporting documentation, as to when and why the unit was vacated.
(E) A plan for the replacement of the occupied and vacant single-room occupancy units, including, but not limited to, the following:
(i) The number of existing units.
(ii) The bedroom composition.
(iii) Whether the property is vacant or occupied.
(iv) The existing rent levels.
(v) Whether affordable covenants exist on that property, and, if so, the nature and duration of those covenants.
(F) The time and manner that the replacement units will become available for occupancy.
(G) If the removed units exceed 25 percent of the single-room occupancy units, the proposed location of replacement single-room occupancy units, with a description of the proposed property, including the location and previous use of the property.
(9) A single-room occupancy removal shall be subject to the required relocation benefits and requirements, including the relocation plan, under Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1, the local jurisdictions relocation benefits, or any other relocation benefits to which a displaced person is entitled, whichever is greatest, and shall be provided to all displaced persons, as defined in Section 7260. If any units are vacant, the owner shall provide documentation demonstrating when and why the unit was vacated. If a jurisdiction reasonably determines that a unit was vacated due to the owners attempt to avoid relocation assistance obligations, the owner shall be required to pay relocations assistance to a displaced occupant and offer a right of return to the new unit.
SEC. 4. Section 50406.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50406.6. (a) For the purposes of this section, coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any regulatory agreement that the department entered into pursuant to this part, both of the following shall apply for determining eligibility for a unit that received funds from the department, including for a unit that received funds prior to the enactment of this section, and is for a homeless individual or family:(1) An individual or family shall be deemed homeless if they meet any of the following criteria:(A) They moved to the unit described in this subdivision and were homeless upon initial occupancy of a prior unit.(B) They are receiving or received supportive services or rental subsidies administered by a continuum of care or other program for people experiencing homelessness, including a public housing authoritys shelter plus care program or Single-Room Occupancy Moderate Rehabilitation Program.(C) They are transferring from an existing single-room occupancy building where units are deed restricted at affordable rents to low-income households, and which is undergoing rehabilitation or replacement to accommodate the conversion of single-room occupancy units to studio or larger units, to accommodate the addition of private bathrooms, kitchens, community rooms, or like facilities, to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities, or to address code compliance for such matters as life and safety, shall be deemed homeless.(D) They are subject to a continuum of care emergency transfer plan.(2) An individual or family described in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to a requirement that the unit be filled through a referral from a coordinated entry system or a similar referral system.(c) Implementation of this section is contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature for purposes of this section.
SEC. 4. Section 50406.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
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50406.6. (a) For the purposes of this section, coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any regulatory agreement that the department entered into pursuant to this part, both of the following shall apply for determining eligibility for a unit that received funds from the department, including for a unit that received funds prior to the enactment of this section, and is for a homeless individual or family:(1) An individual or family shall be deemed homeless if they meet any of the following criteria:(A) They moved to the unit described in this subdivision and were homeless upon initial occupancy of a prior unit.(B) They are receiving or received supportive services or rental subsidies administered by a continuum of care or other program for people experiencing homelessness, including a public housing authoritys shelter plus care program or Single-Room Occupancy Moderate Rehabilitation Program.(C) They are transferring from an existing single-room occupancy building where units are deed restricted at affordable rents to low-income households, and which is undergoing rehabilitation or replacement to accommodate the conversion of single-room occupancy units to studio or larger units, to accommodate the addition of private bathrooms, kitchens, community rooms, or like facilities, to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities, or to address code compliance for such matters as life and safety, shall be deemed homeless.(D) They are subject to a continuum of care emergency transfer plan.(2) An individual or family described in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to a requirement that the unit be filled through a referral from a coordinated entry system or a similar referral system.(c) Implementation of this section is contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature for purposes of this section.
50406.6. (a) For the purposes of this section, coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any regulatory agreement that the department entered into pursuant to this part, both of the following shall apply for determining eligibility for a unit that received funds from the department, including for a unit that received funds prior to the enactment of this section, and is for a homeless individual or family:(1) An individual or family shall be deemed homeless if they meet any of the following criteria:(A) They moved to the unit described in this subdivision and were homeless upon initial occupancy of a prior unit.(B) They are receiving or received supportive services or rental subsidies administered by a continuum of care or other program for people experiencing homelessness, including a public housing authoritys shelter plus care program or Single-Room Occupancy Moderate Rehabilitation Program.(C) They are transferring from an existing single-room occupancy building where units are deed restricted at affordable rents to low-income households, and which is undergoing rehabilitation or replacement to accommodate the conversion of single-room occupancy units to studio or larger units, to accommodate the addition of private bathrooms, kitchens, community rooms, or like facilities, to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities, or to address code compliance for such matters as life and safety, shall be deemed homeless.(D) They are subject to a continuum of care emergency transfer plan.(2) An individual or family described in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to a requirement that the unit be filled through a referral from a coordinated entry system or a similar referral system.(c) Implementation of this section is contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature for purposes of this section.
50406.6. (a) For the purposes of this section, coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any regulatory agreement that the department entered into pursuant to this part, both of the following shall apply for determining eligibility for a unit that received funds from the department, including for a unit that received funds prior to the enactment of this section, and is for a homeless individual or family:(1) An individual or family shall be deemed homeless if they meet any of the following criteria:(A) They moved to the unit described in this subdivision and were homeless upon initial occupancy of a prior unit.(B) They are receiving or received supportive services or rental subsidies administered by a continuum of care or other program for people experiencing homelessness, including a public housing authoritys shelter plus care program or Single-Room Occupancy Moderate Rehabilitation Program.(C) They are transferring from an existing single-room occupancy building where units are deed restricted at affordable rents to low-income households, and which is undergoing rehabilitation or replacement to accommodate the conversion of single-room occupancy units to studio or larger units, to accommodate the addition of private bathrooms, kitchens, community rooms, or like facilities, to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities, or to address code compliance for such matters as life and safety, shall be deemed homeless.(D) They are subject to a continuum of care emergency transfer plan.(2) An individual or family described in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to a requirement that the unit be filled through a referral from a coordinated entry system or a similar referral system.(c) Implementation of this section is contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature for purposes of this section.
50406.6. (a) For the purposes of this section, coordinated entry system means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 578.7 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, designed to coordinate homelessness program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any regulatory agreement that the department entered into pursuant to this part, both of the following shall apply for determining eligibility for a unit that received funds from the department, including for a unit that received funds prior to the enactment of this section, and is for a homeless individual or family:
(1) An individual or family shall be deemed homeless if they meet any of the following criteria:
(A) They moved to the unit described in this subdivision and were homeless upon initial occupancy of a prior unit.
(B) They are receiving or received supportive services or rental subsidies administered by a continuum of care or other program for people experiencing homelessness, including a public housing authoritys shelter plus care program or Single-Room Occupancy Moderate Rehabilitation Program.
(C) They are transferring from an existing single-room occupancy building where units are deed restricted at affordable rents to low-income households, and which is undergoing rehabilitation or replacement to accommodate the conversion of single-room occupancy units to studio or larger units, to accommodate the addition of private bathrooms, kitchens, community rooms, or like facilities, to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities, or to address code compliance for such matters as life and safety, shall be deemed homeless.
(D) They are subject to a continuum of care emergency transfer plan.
(2) An individual or family described in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to a requirement that the unit be filled through a referral from a coordinated entry system or a similar referral system.
(c) Implementation of this section is contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature for purposes of this section.