Pub. Resources Code § 21080.73
CEQA: General Provisions, Exemptions and Review

Pub. Resources Code § 21080.73

Specified housing projects remain discretionaryDIVISION 13. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › CHAPTER 2.6. General

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Housing development projects meeting all five listed criteria are treated as discretionary and are not exempt from CEQA.

  • Effect. A qualifying housing development project is a discretionary project under § 21080(a) and is not exempt from CEQA. (intro)
  • City population. The project is in a city with a 2020 Census population over 85,000 and under 95,000. (a)
  • County population. The project is in a county with a 2020 Census population over 440,000 and under 455,000. (b)
  • Wetland mapping. A portion of the parcel is mapped by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as freshwater forested or shrub wetland. (c)
  • Regulatory floodway. A portion of the parcel is within a FEMA regulatory floodway. (d)
  • Landmark adjacency. The parcel is adjacent to a California historical landmark on the California Register of Historic Places. (e)

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§ 21080.735 subdivisions

Notwithstanding any other law, a housing development project, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (h) of Section 65589.5 of the Government Code, that meets the following criteria shall be considered a discretionary project, as that term is used in subdivision (a) of Section 21080, and shall not be exempt from this division:

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History. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 650, Sec. 10. (SB 158) Effective October 11, 2025.)

Cites, in this navigator. Gov. Code § 65589.5, Pub. Resources Code § 21080

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