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SB-1292 Land use: development restriction: fire hazard severity zones.(2021-2022)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 65914.6 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 65914.5, to read:

65914.6.
 (a) Notwithstanding any law, a city, county, or city and county may restrict the development of residential housing in moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones if the city, county, or city and county adopts a plan ensuring the production of at least double the number of residential units not developed as a result of the restriction.
(b) The plan described in subdivision (a) shall address the production of these residential units through rezoning, permitting, financial assistance, or other measures necessary to achieve regional housing needs for the city, county, or city and county, and to meet the requirements of subdivision (a).
(c) For purposes of this section, “moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones” shall be those zones identified by the State Fire Marshal as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones pursuant to Section 51178.