California Coastal Commission Speaks to AB 2560 Density Bonus Law in the Coastal Zone as it Applies to 555 Kelly Farmworker Housing in Half Moon Bay

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VIDEO. From the California Coastal Commission meeting on Wednesday, May 8th, 2023 held at the Sovereign Nation of the Elk Valley Rancheria, Crescent City, as a hybrid meeting.

 

Report from the CCC Legislative Report

 

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Starts at 3:22:10

Public and Commission Comments

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AB 2560 (Alvarez) Density Bonus Law: California Coastal Act of 1976

This bill would repeal longstanding language in Density Bonus Law that requires eligible projects to harmonize the development incentives provided by Density Bonus Law with the policies of the Coastal Act. While this bill would not amend the Coastal Act, it would have the effect of creating a Coastal Act exemption for the incorporation of Density Bonus Law incentives into multifamily housing projects.

 

This bill is a reintroduction of a provision of AB 1287 (Alvarez, 2023) that was removed before that bill was enacted. Amendments of 04/24/24 limit the Coastal Act exemption created by the bill to areas subject to SB 423 (Wiener, 2023) minus designated Sensitive Coastal Resource Areas and areas without fully certified LCPs.

 

Thus, the Coastal Act would still apply in areas of the coastal zone that are:

(1) not subject to a certified local coastal program,

(2) not zoned for multifamily housing,

(3) vulnerable to five feet of sea level rise,

(4) between the first public road and the sea,

(5) within 300 feet of a bluff edge or the inland extent of a beach,

(6) within 100 feet of a one-parameter wetland,

(7) within an LCP-designated sensitive coastal resource area, or

(8) contain prime agricultural soils.

• Introduced 02/14/24
• Last Amended 04/24/24
• Status Assembly Floor
• Position Oppose

Public Correspondence

 

 

 

The California Coastal Commission has 12 voting members and 3 non-voting members. Six of the voting members are “public members,” and six are local elected officials who come from specific coastal districts. All voting members are appointed either by the Governor, Senate Rules Committee, or the Speaker of the Assembly; each appoints four commissioners, two public members and two elected officials.

Each Commissioner may appoint an alternate to serve in his or her absence. The Secretaries of the Natural Resources Agency and the State Transportation Agency and the Chair of the State Lands Commission serve as non-voting members and may appoint a designee to serve in their place.

 

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