AB 2576: Transit-oriented development.

Existing law provides that a housing development project shall be an allowed use as a transit-oriented housing development if specified conditions and requirements are met, including certain requirements pertaining to cities with a population of at least 35,000. Existing law defines various terms for these purposes. met. Existing law provides that these provisions do not apply to a local agency until January 1, 2026, unless the local agency adopts an ordinance or local transit-oriented development alternative plan, as defined, deemed compliant by the Department of Housing and Community Development before July 1, 2027. 2026. Existing law specifies that, beginning on January 1, 2027, a local government that denies a housing development project meeting the requirements referenced above that is located in a high-resource area is presumed to be in violation of specified law and immediately liable for specified penalties.

Existing law specifies exclusions from the provisions described above, including that a site is covered by a local transit-oriented development alternative plan adopted by a local government, and a site with a historic resource designated as of January 1, 2025, on a local register. Existing law places specified limitations on the reduction of maximum allowed density for certain individual sites, except for sites that meet certain criteria, including a site with a historic resource designated on a local register, as specified. Under existing law, sites with historic resources excluded under this latter provision may not cumulatively exceed 10% of the eligible area of any transit-oriented development zone.