TITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE 65000-66499.58›DIVISION 1. PLANNING AND ZONING 65000-66210›CHAPTER 3. Local Planning 65100-65763›ARTICLE 10.6. Housing Elements 65580-65589.8

§ 65589.8

California Government Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A local government which adopts a requirement in its housing element that a housing development contain a fixed percentage of affordable housing units, shall permit a developer to satisfy all or a portion of that requirement by constructing rental housing at affordable monthly rents, as determined by the local government.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to expand or contract the authority of a local government to adopt an ordinance, charter amendment, or policy requiring that any housing development contain a fixed percentage of affordable housing units.

(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 787, Sec. 1.)

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