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Category Prohousing Policy Description Enacted or
<br />Proposed
<br />Available
<br />Points
<br />Proposed
<br />Points
<br />Enhancement
<br />Category
<br />Proposed
<br />Enhancement
<br />Points
<br />Total
<br />Points
<br />1A
<br />Sufficient sites, including rezoning, to accommodate 150 percent or greater of the current or draft RHNA, whichever is greater, by total and income
<br />category. These additional sites must be identified in the Jurisdiction’s housing element adequate sites inventory, consistent with Government Code
<br />section 65583, subdivisions (a)(3) and (c)(1).
<br />Enacted 3 3 1 2 5
<br />1B Permitting missing middle housing uses (e.g., duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes) by right in existing low-density, single-family residential zones in a
<br />manner that exceeds the requirements of SB 9 (Chapter 162, Statutes of 2021, Gov. Code, §§ 65852.21, 66411.7).3 0 0
<br />1C
<br />Sufficient sites, including rezoning, to accommodate 125 to 149 percent of the current or draft RHNA, whichever is greater, by total and income
<br />category. These points shall not be awarded if the applicant earns three points pursuant to Category (1)(A) above. These additional sites must be
<br />identified in the Jurisdiction’s housing element adequate sites inventory, consistent with Government Code section 65583, subdivisions (a)(3) and
<br />(c)(1).
<br />2 0 0
<br />1D Density bonus programs that allow additional density for additional affordability beyond minimum statutory requirements (Gov. Code, § 65915 et
<br />seq.).2 0 0
<br />1E
<br />Increasing allowable density in low-density, single-family residential areas beyond the requirements of state Accessory Dwelling Unit Law, (Gov. Code,
<br />§§ 65852.2, 65852.22) (e.g., permitting more than one converted ADU; one detached, new construction ADU; and one JADU per single-family lot), and
<br />in a manner that exceeds the requirements of SB 9 (Chapter 192, Statutes of 2021, Gov. Code, §§ 65852.21, 66411.7). These policies shall be separate
<br />from any qualifying policies under Category (1)(B).
<br />2 0 7 1 1
<br />1F
<br />Eliminating minimum parking requirements for residential development as authorized by Government Code section 65852.2; adopting vehicular
<br />parking ratios that are less than the relevant ratio thresholds at subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of Gov. Code section 65915, subdivision (p)(1); or
<br />adopting maximum parking requirements at or less than ratios pursuant to Gov. Code section 65915, subdivision (p).
<br />Proposed 2 2 2 1 3
<br />1G
<br />Zoning or incentives that are designed to increase affordable housing development in a range of types, including, but not limited to, large family units,
<br />Supportive Housing, housing for transition age foster youth, and deep affordability targeted for Extremely Low-Income Households in all parts of the
<br />Jurisdiction, with at least some of the zoning, other land use designation methods, or incentives being designed to increase affordable housing
<br />development in higher resource areas shown in the TCAC/HCD Opportunity Map, and with the Jurisdiction having confirmed that it considered and
<br />addressed potential environmental justice issues in adopting and implementing this policy, especially in areas with existing industrial and polluting
<br />uses.
<br />2 0 0
<br />1H Zoning or other land use designation methods to allow for residential or mixed uses in one or more non-residential zones (e.g., commercial, light
<br />industrial). Qualifying non-residential zones do not include open space or substantially similar zones.Enacted 1 1 5 1 2
<br />1I
<br />Modification of development standards and other applicable zoning provisions or land use designation methods to promote greater development
<br />intensity. Potential areas of focus include floor area ratio, height limits, minimum lot or unit sizes, setbacks, and allowable dwelling units per acre.
<br />These policies must be separate from any qualifying policies under Category (1)(B) above.
<br />Enacted 1 1 5 1 2
<br />1J Establishment of a Workforce Housing Opportunity Zone, as defined in Government Code section 65620, or a Housing Sustainability District, as defined
<br />in Government Code section 66200.1 0 0
<br />1K Establishment of an inclusionary housing program requiring new developments to include housing affordable to and reserved for low- and very low-
<br />income households, consistent with the requirements of AB 1505 (Chapter 376, Statutes of 2017, Gov. Code, § 65850.01).Enacted 1 1 7 1 2
<br />1L Other zoning and land use actions not described in Categories (A)-(K) of this section that measurably support the Acceleration of Housing Production.Enacted 1 1 1
<br />2A Establishment of ministerial approval processes for multiple housing types, including, for example, single-family, multifamily and mixed-use housing.Enacted 3 3 3
<br />2B Acceleration of Housing Production through the establishment of streamlined, program-level CEQA analysis and certification of general plans,
<br />community plans, specific plans with accompanying Environmental Impact Reports (EIR), and related documents Enacted 2 2 2
<br />2C
<br />Documented practice of streamlining housing development at the project level, such as by enabling a by-right approval process or by utilizing statutory
<br />and categorical exemptions as authorized by applicable law, (e.g., Pub. Resources Code, §§ 21155.1, 21155.4, 21159.24, 21159.25; Gov. Code, § 65457;
<br />Cal Code Regs., tit. 14, §§ 15303, 15332; Pub. Resources Code, §§ 21094.5, 21099, 21155.2, 21159.28).
<br />Enacted 2 2 2
<br />2D Establishment of permitting processes that take less than four months to complete. Policies under this category must address all approvals necessary
<br />to issue building permits.Enacted 2 2 2
<br />2E Absence or elimination of public hearings for projects consistent with zoning and the general plan.Enacted 2 2 2
<br />2F Priority permit processing or reduced plan check times for homes affordable to Lower-Income Households.Proposed 1 1 1
<br />2G Establishment of consolidated or streamlined permit processes that minimize the levels of review and approval required for projects, and that are
<br />consistent with zoning regulations and the general plan.Enacted 1 1 1
<br />ATT B - Preliminary Prohousing Designation Scoring Table
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