California Public Resources Code ARTICLE 6 - Special Review of Housing Projects

  • Section 21159.20.
    For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) “Census-defined place” means a specific unincorporated land area within boundaries determined by the...
  • Section 21159.21.
    A housing project qualifies for an exemption from this division pursuant to Section 21159.22, 21159.23, or 21159.24 if it meets the criteria in the applicable...
  • Section 21159.22.
    (a) This division does not apply to any development project that meets the requirements of subdivision (b), and meets either of the following criteria:(1) Consists of the...
  • Section 21159.23.
    (a) This division does not apply to any development project that consists of the construction, conversion, or use of residential housing consisting of 100 or fewer...
  • Section 21159.24.
    (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), this division does not apply to a project if all of the following criteria are met:(1) The project is a...
  • Section 21159.26.
    With respect to a project that includes a housing development, a public agency may not reduce the proposed number of housing units as a mitigation...
  • Section 21159.27.
    A project may not be divided into smaller projects to qualify for one or more exemptions pursuant to this article.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1039,...
  • Section 21159.28.
    (a) If a residential or mixed-use residential project is consistent with the use designation, density, building intensity, and applicable policies specified for the project area in...

Last modified: October 22, 2018