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How California’s SB 330 changes application review and what it means for preservation
Summary
Planning staff briefed the commission on Senate Bill 330 (Housing Crisis Act of 2019), including its five‑year emergency period, preliminary housing application that locks in zoning and fee rules, limitations on new design standards to objective measures, and timing rules for local historic landmark designation relative to project applications.
Planning Department staff provided the commission an overview of Senate Bill 330, the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, which took effect Jan. 1, 2020. Jacob Bentliff explained that the law declares a statewide housing emergency for five years and includes multiple provisions that affect how cities review housing projects during that period.
Key provisions cited to the commission included a prohibition on legislative or ballot‑measure actions that would reduce allowable housing capacity (the benchmark year is 2018), limits on new discretionary hearings…
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