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Senate panel advances bill to create local catalogs of preapproved housing plans for small projects
Summary
AB 1206 would require local agencies to publish or host catalogs of preapproved single-family and small multifamily home plans to speed permitting and lower costs for homeowners and small builders. The committee advanced the measure after debate about implementation timelines, intellectual property and capacity for very small jurisdictions.
An author-presented bill, AB 1206, would direct local governments to maintain a catalog of preapproved single-family and multifamily plans (limited to projects under 10 units) so homeowners, small builders and nonprofits can pursue building permits without repetitive architectural review. The author said the model follows the ADU preapproval approach in AB 1332 (cited in testimony) and aims to streamline rebuilding and housing production after disasters.
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