21080.6.
(a) This division does not apply to any development project in an urbanized area that consists of the construction, conversion, or use of residential housing if the development project meets all of the following requirements:(1) The development project contains not more than 200 housing units.
(2) The development project is consistent with the jurisdiction’s general plan or any applicable specific plan or local coastal program as it existed on the date that the application was deemed complete.
(3) The development project is located in a community or neighborhood revitalization area.
(4) The development project is located within one-half mile of a major employment center or within one-quarter mile of a major public transportation node.
(5) The project site is subject to an assessment prepared by a California registered environmental assessor to determine the presence of hazardous contaminants on the site and the potential for exposure of site occupants to significant health hazards from nearby properties and activities. If hazardous contaminants on the site are found, the contaminants shall be removed or any significant effects of those contaminants shall be mitigated to a level of insignificance. If the potential for exposure to significant health hazards from surrounding properties or activities is found to exist, the effects of the potential exposure shall be mitigated to a level of insignificance.
(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Urbanized area” means an area that has a population density of at least 1,000 persons per square mile.
(2) “Community or neighborhood revitalization area” means an area officially designated by a local agency to be the focus of revitalization or similar redevelopment efforts.
(3) “Major employment center” means a commercial facility that employs at least 1,000 workers or has a floor area of at least 15,000 square feet.
(4) “Major transportation node” means a site where two or more mass transit services, or one mass transit service with three or more mass transit lines are accessible to the public.