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HOUSING BILL SB 50 TABLED IN COMMITTEE BY TAMMYE MCDUFF In an email sent out to real estate brokers this past weekend it was announced that Senate Bill 50, the high-profile bill that moved through California Legislature aimed at addressing the state’s housing crisis, has effectively been killed for the rest of the year. Proposed by State Senator Wiener of San Francisco, SB 50 would have rewritten zoning laws and forced local governments to allow taller apartment buildings and multi-family complex near transit areas and job centers.
To read the bill in its entirety, visit leginfo.legislature.ca.gov . If you would like to express your thoughts on SB 50 to your state senator or assembly member, you can find their contact information by going to findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov . The the Lakewood City Council was strongly opposed to SB 50 which would allow four-unit apartments on any singlefamily residential property in communities throughout California. “Imagine that a four-unit (or bigger) apartment building pops up next to your single-family home,� said Mayor Todd Rogers. “and there’s not nearly enough parking on site for everyone who lives there.� Within a quarter-mile of busy bus stops, there would be no limit to the number of apartment units that could be built
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CERRITOS TRIBUTE: from (l-r) Council persons Mark Pulido and Grace Hu, Mayor Naresh Solanki, Mayor pro tem Frank Yokoyama and Councilman Jim Edwards at Cerritos' Veterans Memorial. Photo courtesy city of Cerritos.
RESIDENTS object to SB 50, which would have allowed four-story apartment units on any property within a 1/4 mile from a transportation hub. Photo courtesy Mother Jones.
Governor Gavin Newsom, who urged the Legislature to deliver a bill that tackles the state’s housing shortage, released a statement saying he was “disappointed by the committee’s decision.â€? The legislation touched a nerve for local government officials who said that the bill would override their local zoning restrictions and housing plans. It also worried some housing advocates, who feared that any new construction in urban centers would displace longtime residents. State Sen. Anthony Portantino, La CaĂąada Flintridge, announced in a Thursday budget hearing he would make Wiener’s proposal a “2-year bill.â€? While SB 50 could still get amended, it won’t be considered again until January 2020, the start of the next new legislative session. SB 50 backers argued the bill would create more housing desperately needed in California and would reduce commuting times for workers who could now live along transportation and employment corridors. The bill passed two Senate committee hearings this year on bipartisan vote before the Senate Appropriations Committee tabled it.
on a single-family lot. The proposed state law would prohibit cities from requiring more than one-half space of onsite parking per apartment unit. A four-unit building that might have two drivers in each unit would normally need eight or more onsite parking spaces, but the proposed state law would tell cities they could only require two onsite parking spaces. Lakewood strongly objected to the legislation which was seen as a blatant attempt to undermine local authority and control, forcing unfunded state mandated program upon California cities. The bill also allowed housing developers and transit agencies to have the power to determine housing densities, heights, parking requirements and design standards. “The City of Lakewood is happy to support the construction of more apartment buildings and condos in our city,� said Rogers "Sacramento wants to subscribe to the one-size-fits-all solution that takes away a city’s local planning oversight on projects. It’s an attack on single-family residential communities like Lakewood.�
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