Coastal Commission must pick infill areas where affordable housing skips coastal permits
The Coastal Commission must name infill areas in at least three coastal cities or counties without a certified local coastal program. Housing projects there made up only of deed-restricted very low, low or moderate income units won't need a coastal development permit.
Who it affects
Affordable housing developers and the California Coastal Commission
When
July 1, 2027 is a deadline set in the law.
- : Signed into law
- : Law took effect
- : Deadline: Coastal Commission must name the permit-free infill areas
- : Coastal Commission must post maps of the permit-free areas
- : The coastal permit exclusion for these projects ends
Official text
California SB 484: Coastal resources: coastal development permits: infill area categorical exclusion.
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