CONSTRUCTION and DEVELOPMENT

• AB 686 (Santiago) This bill would require a public agency to administer its programs and activities relating to housing and community development in a manner to affirmatively further fair housing (AFFH).

An act to amend Sections 65583 and 65583.2 of, and to add Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 8899.50) to Division 1 of Title 2 of, the Government Code, relating to housing.

• AB 2132 (Levine) Authorizes cities and counties to waive or reduce all building permit fees for improvements to the home of seniors with a qualifying disability that are made to accommodate that disability.

An act to add Section 17951.7 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.

• AB 2263 (Friedman) Requires a local agency to provide for a reduction in parking requirements when a development project that is designated as a historical resource is being converted or adapted to another use.

An act to add Section 18962 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to land use.

• AB 2372 (Gloria) Allows a city or county to establish a procedure by ordinance to grant a developer of an eligible housing development, upon the request of the developer, a floor area ratio (FAR) bonus, in lieu of a density bonus.

An act to add Section 65917.2 to the Government Code, relating to housing.

• AB 2797 (Bloom) Requires any density bonus, concessions, incentives, waivers, or reductions of development standards, and parking ratios to which the applicant is entitled to under the statutes related to density bonuses (Density Bonus Law) to be permitted in a manner that is consistent with Density Bonus Law and the California Coastal Act of 1976 (Coastal Act).

An act to amend Section 65915 of the Government Code, relating to housing.

• AB 2913 (Wood) Makes changes to the California Building Standards Law.

An act to amend Section 18938.5 of, and to add Section 18938.6 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to building permits.

• AB 3194 (Daly) Makes a number of changes to the Housing Accountability Act (HAA).

An act to amend Section 65589.5 of the Government Code, relating to housing.

• SB 914 (Dodd) This bill expands the types of projects that can be delivered by counties using the construction manager at-risk procurement method.

An act to amend Section 20146 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.

• SB 1226 (Bates) Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to propose the adoption of a building standard to authorize a local enforcement official to determine the date of construction of a residential unit, apply the building standards in effect of that date of construction, and issue a retroactive building permit when a record of the issuance of a building permit for the construction of an existing residential unit does not exist

An act to add Section 17958.12 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.