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        AB 812 - Pro Artist Housing

        Assembly Bill

        February 13, 2023 | Assembly Member Tasha Boerner

        AB 812 - The bill would allow cities to authorize state and local cultural arts districts to designate up to 10% of any deed-restricted housing be reserved for artists within local cultural arts districts and within or near state cultural arts districts.

        Boerner. Housing development approvals: reserving affordable units in or near a cultural district for artists.

        Existing law requires the Arts Council to establish criteria and guidelines for certification of state-designated cultural districts and collaborate with other public agencies and private entities to maximize the benefits of state-designated cultural districts. The Planning and Zoning Law imposes various requirements on cities and counties with regard to their review and approval of certain housing developments.

        This bill would authorize a city or county that requires, as a condition of approval, that a certain percentage of units of a residential development be affordable housing, as specified, to reserve for artists up to 10% of those required affordable housing units, except as provided, if certain conditions are met, including that the units reserved are located within or within one-half mile from a state-designated cultural district or within a locally designated cultural district, as specified.

        The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.

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