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League of California Cities Staff Analysis on Resolution No. 1 <br /> <br />Staff: Brady Guertin, Legislative Advocate <br />Committee: Housing, Community, and Economic Development <br /> <br />Summary: <br />Resolution No.1 states that the League of California Cities (Cal Cities) will: <br /> <br />1. Support the development and advancement of a state constitutional <br />amendment or legislative, policy, or ballot-based strategy that restores <br />and strengthens local authority over housing and land use matters, <br />including general plans, housing elements, zoning, density, design and <br />development standards, project siting, and the approval or denial of <br />housing development applications. <br /> <br />Pursuant to the resolution, the strategy should preserve the state’s <br />authority to set broad, statewide housing goals and enforce civil rights, <br />fair housing, building safety, and environmental standards while <br />protecting local control by preventing the state from compelling the <br />approval of developments that conflict with local requirements, override <br />local zoning or density standards, or overturn local land use decisions <br />where a city has planned for and maintained sufficient capacity to meet <br />its housing obligations. <br /> <br />2. Consider establishing a statewide working group or other appropriate <br />committee(s) to evaluate and develop a proposed constitutional <br />amendment or other legislative, policy, or ballot-based strategies to <br />restore and strengthen local authority over housing and land use matters. <br />The resolution states: “conducting legal, fiscal, and policy analyses; <br />engaging cities and other stakeholders; and building a statewide <br />coalition of proponent supporters in preparation for the November 2030 <br />General Election, or within another reasonable time period.” <br /> <br />Background: <br />As provided in the background information, the city of Murrieta is sponsoring this <br />resolution in response to concerns over state laws that have increasingly <br />reduced city discretion over housing and land use decisions, including <br />legislation that requires ministerial or by-right approvals for housing projects, limits <br />the application of local development standards, and strengthens state <br />enforcement mechanisms against local governments. <br /> <br />Additionally, the city of Murrieta, in its background information, maintains that <br />these legislative efforts have not resulted in sufficient housing production to <br />address California's housing shortage and have not adequately accounted for <br />24 <br />Page 314 of 318