Pub. Resources Code § 21159.26
CEQA: Special Review of Housing Projects

Pub. Resources Code § 21159.26

No reducing units as mitigationDIVISION 13. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › CHAPTER 4.5. Streamlined Environmental Review › ARTICLE 6. Special Review of Housing Projects

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Limits reducing the number of housing units as a CEQA mitigation measure or alternative.

  • Unit reductions. A public agency may not reduce proposed housing units as mitigation or an alternative for a significant effect if another feasible specific mitigation measure or alternative would provide comparable mitigation; other residential density requirements are unaffected. § 21159.26

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§ 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 measure or project alternative for a particular significant effect on the environment if it determines that there is another feasible specific mitigation measure or project alternative that would provide a comparable level of mitigation. This section does not affect any other requirement regarding the residential density of that project.

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History. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1039, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2003.)

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