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The Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) is the California state-mandated process within the housing element of its General Plan, to determine how much housing must be planned for each jurisdiction (city or unincorporated county) according to Housing Element Law to meet 'projected and existing' housing needs at a variety of affordability levels.
According to data from 2020, the FAIR Plan covers 2.5% of the statewide market share, but 20.4% of the market share in ZIP codes at high risk from wildfires. [6] Between 2020 and 2024, the number of homes covered by FAIR Plan policies more than doubled, while the Plan's total exposure (including commercial properties) nearly tripled. [7]
California Senate Bill 35 (SB 35) is a statute streamlining housing construction in California counties and cities that fail to build enough housing to meet state mandated housing construction requirements, and exempts construction under the law from California Environmental Quality Act review. [1]
The California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements, or FAIR, Plan was established in 1968 in order to provide insurance coverage to homeowners in high-risk areas, whether that means their ...
California advances first-in-nation plan to set water budgets for cities statewide. Sharon Udasin. July 5, 2024 at 2:20 PM. California officials have approved a first-of-its-kind regulation that ...
The Act applies to housing applications to local agencies within the State of California that meet the following criteria: [4] Meet a city's "objective general plan and zoning standards," e.g. the local zoning rules. A developer cannot use the HAA to build a 6-story building in an area that is zoned for 3 story buildings.
California households are feeling the pinch of rising energy costs. Residential electricity bills are high and growing, by as much as 110% in the last decade , according to the public advocate’s ...
The California state legislature has, on occasion, abrogated CEQA such that specific projects or types of projects could proceed without an EIR. [34] One such abrogation occurred in October 2009, with the passage of a union-backed law exempting the proposed construction of Los Angeles Stadium from CEQA's requirements. The abrogation mooted an ...