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TITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE [65000 - 66499.58]›DIVISION 1. PLANNING AND ZONING [65000 - 66345.4]›CHAPTER 3. Local Planning [65100 - 65763]›ARTICLE 10.10. Workforce Housing Opportunity Zone [65620 - 65624]

§ 65624

Government Code §§ 65100–65763 — Local Planning, General Plans, Specific Plans, Community Plans (Planning and Zoning Law, Chapter 3, excluding Articles 10.6–10.7) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · California

  1. (a) A local government may submit an application to the Department of Housing and Community Development for a grant or no-interest loan, or both, to support the local government’s efforts to develop a specific plan and accompanying environmental impact report within a Workforce Housing Opportunity Zone established pursuant to this article. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, moneys shall be disbursed from the Treasurer to the Department of Housing and Community Development for the purpose of issuing grants or loans, or both, pursuant to this subdivision.

(b) The Department of Housing and Community Development may adopt, amend, or repeal guidelines, that shall include public comment, to implement the grant or loan program authorized by this article. The guidelines shall not be subject to the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).

(c) A local government shall explain as part of its application, to the satisfaction of the Department of Housing and Community Development, the source of funding that will be used to repay a loan. A local government may include as one source of funding a fee imposed on a developer within the zone as provided in subdivision (e) of Section 65621.

(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 92, Sec. 117. (SB 1289) Effective January 1, 2019.)

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▸ Contents — Government Code §§ 65100–65763 — Local Planning, General Plans, Specific Plans, Community Plans (Planning and Zoning Law, Chapter 3, excluding Articles 10.6–10.7)
Government Code §§ 65100–65763 — Local Planning, General Plans, Specific Plans, Community Plans (Planning and Zoning Law, Chapter 3, excluding Articles 10.6–10.7)
  1. Government Code §§ 65100–65763 — Local Planning, General Plans…
  2. ▸ TITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE [65000 - 66499.58]
    Overview
    1. ▸ DIVISION 1. PLANNING AND ZONING [65000 - 66345.4]
      Overview
      1. ▸ CHAPTER 3. Local Planning [65100 - 65763]
        Overview
        1. ARTICLE 1. Local Planning [65100 - 65107]
        2. ARTICLE 4. Long Range Planning Trust Fund [65250- 65250.]
        3. ARTICLE 5. Authority for and Scope of General Plans [65300 - 6…
        4. ARTICLE 6. Preparation, Adoption, and Amendment of the General…
        5. ARTICLE 7. Administration of General Plan [65400 - 65404]
        6. ARTICLE 8. Specific Plans [65450 - 65457]
        7. ARTICLE 8.2. Community Plans [65458 - 65458.4]
        8. ARTICLE 8.5. Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994 …
        9. ARTICLE 9. Transit Priority Project Program [65470- 65470.]
        10. ARTICLE 10.5. Open-Space Lands [65560 - 65570]
        11. ARTICLE 10.8. Water Conservation in Landscaping [65591 - 65599]
        12. ARTICLE 10.9. Water Recycling in Landscaping Act [65601 - 65607]
        13. ▸ ARTICLE 10.10. Workforce Housing Opportunity Zone [65620 - 656…
          Overview
          1. § 65620
          2. § 65621
          3. § 65622
          4. § 65623
          5. § 65624
        14. ARTICLE 10.11. Thrift Retail Stores [65630 - 65632]
        15. ARTICLE 11. Supportive Housing [65650 - 65656]
        16. ARTICLE 11.5. Office to Housing Conversion Act [65658 - 65658.…
        17. ARTICLE 12. Low Barrier Navigation Centers [65660 - 65666]
        18. ARTICLE 13. Applicability of Chapter [65700 - 65701]
        19. ARTICLE 14. Actions or Proceedings [65750 - 65763]

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