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Housing, Climate Change and SB 375:
Resources and Technical Assistance (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

This page provides resources related to the implementation of Senate Bill 375 (Chapter 728, Statutes of 2008). Technical resource documents are currently being developed. Documents and presentations addressing SB 375, housing elements, climate change, and related legislation are presented below.

Statutes Impacted by SB 375 and Related Legislation

Source: CalTrans Transit Oriented
Development Database.

Planning, Zoning, and Development Laws, 2011 – (Government Code [GC] sections beginning pg. 23)
http://www.opr.ca.gov/planning/publications/complete_pzd_2011.pdf (Adobe PDF)

SB 375 amended: GC sections 65080, 65400, 65583, 65584.01, 65584.02, 65584.04, 65587, 65588 SB 375 added: 65080.01; SB 575 amended: GC 65080, 65583, 65588.
California Government Code (regarding the California Transportation Commission)
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=gov&group=14001-15000&file=14520-14534

SB 375 added: GC 14522.1, 14522.2.
California Public Resources Code (PRC)
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=prc&codebody=&hits=20

SB 375 amended PRC 21061.3, 21159.28 & Ch. 4.2 to PRC Div 13, including §21155, 21155.1, 21155.2, & 21155.3. SB 575 amended PRC 75123.

Source: HCD.

Housing Element Schedules

The housing element update schedules for local governments are listed on HPD’s Housing Element Update Schedule page. Contact the Division of Housing Policy Development Department at (916) 445-4728 for further information.

HCD Resources

PRESENTATIONS AND COMMENTS

Housing Infilling the Footprint of Sustainable Community Strategies - HCD presentation, May 2011 (Adobe PDF)

SB 375: RHNA-SCS Relationship Highlights - HCD presentation, April 2011. (Adobe PDF)

Housing Provisions of SB 375 – 2011 UCLA Land Use Law & Planning Conference presentation, January 2011. (Adobe PDF)

HCD response by Acting Director Cathy Creswell to article in "The Planning Journal" APA San Diego Section - Summer 2010. "Housing Element Challenges and Opportunities in the SB 375 Era." (Adobe PDF)

Source: ULI Sacramento.

Responsibilities by Agency for SB 375 Implementation (Draft), HCD, January 2011. (Adobe PDF)

NEW! HCD Letter clarifying Housing Element adoption requirements per SB 375 (Chapter 728, Statutes of 2008), April 2012 (Adobe PDF)

CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOUSING

Housing Element Policies and Programs Addressing Climate Change (Adobe PDF) – A non-exhaustive list of programs and policies being used by local government meet housing element policy requirements, contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promote energy conservation. (Last updated February 2009)

Opportunities for Energy Conservation – "Building Blocks for Effective Housing Elements." HPD. Provides detail on how local governments can analyze opportunities for energy conservation in residential development. Includes discussion on planning and land use issues related to energy conservation.

Other Resources

STATE RESOURCES

Climate Change, Land Use, And Infrastructure Web Portal. New web portal for climate and land use planning information. The State of California has embarked on an effort to encourage and promote sustainable land use planning through passage of legislation such as Senate Bill 375, and the funding of several grant programs. Under Senate Bill 375, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) will prepare Sustainable Community Strategies (SCS) and include them in their Regional Transportation Plans (RTPs), while local governments will be crucial in helping their region meet greenhouse gas reduction targets through integrated land use, housing and transportation planning. To assist with these efforts, a web portal has been developed to serve as a central clearinghouse for sharing currently available planning related information, guidance and resources.
SB 375 CEQA Provisions, Introduction and Charts, OPR, January 2011. (Adobe PDF)

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SCAG)

Housing Southern Californians - Housing planning resources.

ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS (ABAG)/METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (MTC)

Plan Bay Area: A joint effort led by ABAG and MTC in partnership with the Bay Area’s other two regional government agencies, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC). All four agencies are collaborating at an unprecedented level to produce an integrated thirty-year land-use/transportation plan, including the development of a Sustainable Communities Strategy. The website also discusses regional planning needs for housing: http://www.onebayarea.org/plan_bay_area/housing.htm
Resources related to SB 375: http://www.mtc.ca.gov/library/sb375.htm

SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SANDAG)

SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (SACOG)

SB 375 Fact Sheet – (Adobe PDF)