CLA report.. OPPOSE SB9 and SB10

SB9 and SB10 Document(s) submitted by Chief Legislative Analyst, as follows:

City of Los Angeles-City Council File for SB9 (Sen. Atkins) and SB10 (Sen. Wiener). Documents submitted by the Chief Legislative Analyst report, is OPPOSE for both SB9 and SB10.

Links below.

SB9.... City Council File # 21-0002-S18 - All correspondence Link: https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect/index.cfm?fa=ccfi.viewrecord&cfnumber=21-0002-S18 SB 9 (Atkins) / Housing Development Ministerial Approval / Duplex and Parcel Map Division / Environmental Review Exemption Document(s) submitted by Chief Legislative Analyst, as follows:

Chief Legislative Analyst report 21-01-0044, dated February 4, 2021, relative to adopting Resolution (Koretz - Krekorian) to include in the City's 2021-2022 State Legislative Program, its position on SB 9 (Atkins), which would require cities and counties, including charter cities, to provide for the ministerial approval of a housing development containing two residential units, and a parcel map dividing a lot into two equal parts, for residential use. REPORT OF THE CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST - (City Oppose SB9 - Atkins) Link: https://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2021/21-0002-S18_rpt_CLA_02-05-2021.pdf SUMMARY The Resolution, introduced December 15, 2020, advises that pending before the State legislature is SB 9 (Atkins) introduced on December 7, 2020, which if enacted into law would require cities and counties, including charter cities, to provide for the ministerial (‘by right’) approval of a housing development containing two residential units (a duplex), and a parcel map dividing a lot into two equal parts (‘lot split’), for residential uses. The Resolution advises that SB 9 would exempt projects from environmental review as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which undermines community participation and vetting by local legislative bodies. The Resolution further advises that SB 9 stipulates that a city or county cannot require a duplex project to comply with any standard that would prevent two units from being built, and would prohibit local agencies from imposing regulations that require dedications of rights-of-way or the construction of offsite and onsite improvements for parcels created through a lot split. Lastly, the Resolution advises that SB 9 would undermine the Subdivision Map Act by setting forth procedures governing local agencies’ processing, approval, conditional approval or disapproval, and filing of tentative, final (five or more parcels), and parcel maps (four or less parcels), and the modification of those maps. SB10... City Council File # 21-0002-S21 - All correspondence Link: https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect/index.cfm?fa=ccfi.viewrecord&cfnumber=21-0002-S21

SB 10 (Wiener) / Midrise Medium-Density Housing / Public Transportation / Jobs-Rich neighborhoods Document(s) submitted by Chief Legislative Analyst as follows:

Chief Legislative Analyst report 21-01-0042 dated January 25 2021 relative to adopting Resolution (Koretz - Krekorian) to include in the City's 2021-22 State Legislative Program, its position on SB 10 (Wiener) which would allow construction of multifamily residential buildings within one-half mile of major transit stops without affordable housing requirements. REPORT OF THE CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST - (City Oppose SB10 Wiener) Link: https://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2021/21-0002-S21_rpt_CLA_01-25-2021.pdf

SUMMARY The Resolution further advises that SB 10 (Wiener) seeks to replicate the City’s TOC program statewide, but without requiring any affordable housing in its default provisions. The City’s TOC program specifically requires project applicants seeking building incentives, such as increased density or reduced parking, to set aside a specific number of units for low income households. More specifically, the Resolution further asserts that SB 10 does not address the State’s Costa Hawkins Act , which restricts the ability of local jurisdictions ability to expand affordability requirements in rental units built after 1995, and therefore, requests that the City oppose SB 10. _________________________________________________________________________________________