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Home My WebLink About2021-04-27 - AGENDA REPORTS - STATE LEGISLATION: AB 1401 (2)Agenda Item: 9 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT CONSENT CALENDAR J��113 CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: '/1 DATE: April 27, 2021 SUBJECT: STATE LEGISLATION: ASSEMBLY BILL 1401 DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office PRESENTER: Masis Hagobian RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council adopt the City Council Legislative Committee recommendation to oppose Assembly Bill 1401 (Friedman) and transmit position statements to Assembly Member Friedman, Santa Clarita's state legislative delegation, appropriate legislative committees, Governor Newsom, League of California Cities, and other stakeholder organizations. BACKGROUND Authored by Assembly Member Laura Friedman (D-43-Glendale), Assembly Bill 1401 prohibits a local government from imposing a minimum parking requirement on residential, commercial, or other development if the development is located within a one-half mile walking distance of public transit. Under current law, local governments have the authority to adopt minimum parking standards and impose those standards on developments built within their jurisdiction, as long as they are consistent with state law standards. Chapter 17.42, Residential Use Types, of the City of Santa Clarita Municipal Code, includes the following parking standards: a. Single family unit - two enclosed parking spaces b. Two family units - two enclosed parking spaces per unit Studio units - one enclosed parking space per unit d. One -bedroom units - two enclosed parking spaces per unit Two -bedroom units - two enclosed parking spaces per unit Page 1 Packet Pg. 60 0 f. Guest parking - one parking space per each two units g. Mobile home park - two spaces per unit, plus one guest per two units This bill would preempt the aforementioned parking standards for any development that is located within a one-half mile walking distance of public transit or located within a low -vehicle miles traveled area. As prescribed in this bill, public transit includes high -quality transit corridors and major transit stops, as defined by state law. State law defines a "high -quality transit corridor" as a corridor with fixed route bus service with service intervals no longer than 15 minutes during peak commute hours. State law defines a "major transit stop" as an existing rail or bus rapid transit station or the intersection of two or more bus routes with a frequency of service interval of 15 minutes or less during peak commute hours. The City of Santa Clarita's (City) three existing Metrolink stations (Via Princessa, Santa Clarita, and Newhall) and one future station (Vista Canyon) are all "major transit stops," as defined by state law. The City would be restricted from imposing minimum parking requirements to developments within one-half mile of the Metrolink stations and the following four corridors: Soledad Canyon Rd./Valencia Blvd. (between the Santa Clarita Metrolink station and McBean Pkwy.) 2. Lyons Ave. (between Railroad Ave. and Wiley Canyon Rd.) 3. Railroad Ave. (between Magic Mountain Pkwy. and Lyons Ave.) 4. Newhall Ave. (between Lyons Ave. and Sierra Highway) The City imposes minimum on -site parking requirements to ensure that residents and customers have adequate and reasonable access to homes and businesses. Additionally, the standards serve as a safeguard to prevent street congestion caused by vehicle parking that may result in unsafe conditions for surrounding residents and businesses, and access challenges for emergency personnel, especially in the event of an evacuation due to an emergency. Additionally, the recommendation to oppose Assembly Bill 1401 is consistent with the City of Santa Clarita 2021 Executive and Legislative Platform. Specifically, Component 27 under the "State" section advises that the City Council, "Oppose legislation that would interfere with, limit or eliminate the decision -making authority of municipalities in the area of local land use." Assembly Bill 1401 passed the Assembly Committee on Local Government (6-1-1) on April 15, 2021, and was referred to the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development. As a member of the Assembly Committee on Local Government, a vote was not recorded for Assembly Member Tom Lackey. Notable supporters include the SPUR (Sponsor), California YIMBY (Sponsor), Council of Infill Page 2 Packet Pg. 61 Builders (Sponsor), Abundant Housing LA (Sponsor), and California Apartment Association. Notable opponents include the League of California Cities and California Cities for Local Control. The City Council Legislative Committee met on April 8, 2021, and recommends that the City Council adopt an "oppose" position on Assembly Bill 1401. ALTERNATIVE ACTION 1. Adopt a "support" position on Assembly Bill 1401 2. Adopt a "neutral" position on Assembly Bill 1401 3. Take no action on Assembly Bill 1401 4. Refer Assembly Bill 1401 back to the Legislative Committee 5. Other direction, as provided by the City Council FISCAL IMPACT The resources required to implement the recommended action are contained within the City of Santa Clarita's adopted FY 2020-21 budget. ATTACHMENTS Assembly Bill 1401 - Bill Text Page 3 Packet Pg. 62 9.a AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 5, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE-2021-22 REGULAR SESSION ASSEMBLY BILL No. 1401 Introduced by Assembly Member Friedman (Coauthor: Assembly Member Lee) (Coauthors: Senators Skinner and Wiener) February 19, 2021 An act to add Section 65863.3 to the Government Code, relating to land use. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1401, as amended, Friedman. Residential and commercial development: parking requirements. The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for its physical development, and the development of certain lands outside its boundaries, that includes, among other mandatory elements, a land use element and a conservation element. Existing law also permits variances to be granted from the parking requirements of a zoning ordinance for nonresidential development if the variance will be an incentive to the development and the variance will facilitate access to the development by patrons of public transit facilities. This bill would prohibit a local government from imposing a minimum automobile parking requirement, or enforcing a minimum automobile parking requirement, on residential, commercial, or other development if the development is located on a parcel that is within one-half mile walking distance of public transit, as defined, or 'oeat_a __.chin .. l___. _ ehiele miles traveled as defined. The bill would not preclude 98 Packet Pg. 63 9.a AB 1401 —2 a local government from imposing requirements when a project provides parking voluntarily to require spaces for car share vehicles. By changing the duties of local planning officials, this bill would impose a state -mandated local program. 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. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State -mandated local program: yes. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Section 65863.3 is added to the Government 2 Code, to read: 3 65863.3. (a) A local government shall not impose a minimum 4 automobile parking requirement, or enforce a minimum automobile 5 parking requirement, on residential, commercial, or other 6 development if either of the followifig appliei&-. the parcel is located 7 within one-half mile walking distance of public transit. 8 (1) The pareel is laeated within one half mile walking distanee 9 10 11 area, as defined by the Offiee of Planning and Resettreh pttrstt 12 to Seetio~ 21 999 of the Publi . Re _.tree.. rode 13 (b) When a project provides parking voluntarily, nothing in this 14 section shall preclude a local government from imposing 15 requirements on that voluntary parking to require spaces for car 16 share vehicles. 17 (b) 18 (c) For purposes of this section, "public transit" means either 19 of the following: 20 (1) A high -quality transit corridor as defined in subdivision (b) 21 of Section 21155 of the Public Resources Code. 22 (2) A major transit stop as defined in Section 21064.3 of the 23 Public Resources Code. 98 Packet Pg. 64 9.a 3 — AB 1401 1 ft� 2 (d) The Legislature finds and declares that this section addresses 3 a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that 4 term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California 5 Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including 6 charter cities. 7 SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to 8 Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because 9 a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service 10 charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or 11 level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 12 17556 of the Government Code. n 9s Packet Pg. 65