California

On September 26 California Governor Jerry Brown (D-CA), signed into law Assembly Bill 2162, a measure that would fast-track housing for the homeless by bypassing some of the local approval hurdles.

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has just released the Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process Draft Guidelines. Chapter 366, Statutes of 2017 (SB 35, Weiner) requires the availability of a streamlined, ministerial approval process for developments in localities that have not yet made sufficient progress towards their allocation of the regional housing need. These […]

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) regulations provide site amenity points, a threshold basis limit increase, and beginning in 2019 a tiebreaker bonus for qualified projects located in a census tract designated on the TCAC/HCD Opportunity Area Map as Highest or High Resource. TCAC seeks public comment on the draft TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps for […]

Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program Round 4 Draft Guidelines  Date Extended: Public Comment Period ends September 24 The Strategic Growth Council (SGC) just released the Round 4 Draft Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program Guidelines. The draft guidelines are open for public comment and will close at 11:59 pm on September 24, 2018. Please send comments […]

During the Global Climate Summit last week, the Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1477 (Stern), which will incentivize low-emissions technologies for affordable housing.

TCAC’s proposed regulation changes and notice of public hearings are available on the TCAC website and can be viewed by clicking on the following links: Notice of Public Hearings Fall 2018 Proposed Regulation Changes For more information visit our website: California Tax Credit Allocation Committee

On August 28, the California Legislature has passed a measure (SB 1227) that would require cities and counties to grant a 35 percent density bonus when an applicant for a housing development of five or more units seeks and agrees to construct a project that will contain at least 20 percent of the total units for […]

The Strategic Growth Council (SGC) just released the Round 4 Draft Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program Guidelines. The draft guidelines are open for public comment and will close at 5:00 pm on September 23, 2018. Associated documents that are also posted include the Narrative Scoring Rubric and Community Engagement Tracker. The draft revised AHSC […]

Due to last week’s release of the Developer fee worksheet and its applicability to current open Notices of Funding Availability (NOFA), the California Department of Housing and Community Development is extending the deadlines for National Housing Trust Fund Program (NHTF) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) application deadlines as follows: For NHTF Applicants: New application […]

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) issued Administrative Notice 18-02 clarifying developer fee calculations under Section 8312 of the 2017 Uniform Multifamily Regulations (UMR). You can also access HCD’s new 2017 UMR Developer Fee Calculator worksheet and the Supportive Services Cost form.

The requirement would charge from $2.50 up to $15 per square foot depending on the type of development.

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has announced its process to hold cities and counties accountable to provide housing opportunities for more Californians by powers granted it under Assembly Bill 72.