California Builder's Remedy (CA)
Tracked preemption from the California overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1990-01-01
Sunset
—
Authority
state
Scope
state:CA
Other California preemptions
California SB 423 — Streamlined Multifamily ApprovalCalifornia AB 2011 — Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs ActCalifornia AB 2097 — Parking Mandate Elimination Near TransitCalifornia SB 9 — Housing Opportunity and More Efficiency (HOME) ActCalifornia SB 10 — Local Upzoning AuthorizationCalifornia ADU / JADU By-RightCalifornia Density Bonus Law
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
city.housing_element_status ∈ {Out, Enforcement Out}Preempted fields
5 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
base_districts[*].max_height_ft | waive | — | |
base_districts[*].max_units_per_acre | waive | — | |
base_districts[*].max_far | waive | — | |
base_districts[*].allowed_uses | waive | — | |
review_type | waive_discretionary | — |
Citation
Authority source
CA Government Code §65589.5(d)(5)
Research notes
Triggered when city's Housing Element is NOT certified by HCD. Allows projects with ≥20% affordable (low income) to bypass all local zoning — height, density, FAR, use restrictions. City can only deny based on health/safety findings supported by preponderance of evidence. Status sourced from CA HCD Housing Element Compliance Report weekly dataset. AB 1893 (2024) added procedural requirements.