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Assistant city attorney outlines state housing and CEQA changes that will limit local review
Summary
Assistant City Attorney Jessica Santiago briefed the commission on recent California laws — including AB 130, SB 131 and SB 79 — that narrow CEQA review for qualifying infill projects, establish ministerial approvals near transit, and add new timelines and penalties affecting local land‑use authority.
Assistant City Attorney Jessica Santiago told the Glendora Planning Commission that a wave of recent California legislation will change how local agencies review housing and infill projects.
Santiago described Assembly Bill 130 and Senate Bill 131 as "sequencing-related" reforms that narrow when CEQA environmental review is required for qualifying infill projects and limit the scope of review in some cases. "If a project meets the criteria set out in the statute, the city cannot require preparation of an environmental impact report, a negative declaration, or a mitigated negative declaration," Santiago said, explaining that AB 130 creates a statutory CEQA exemption for certain qualifying infill housing and imposes mandatory…
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