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Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process Guidelines (final updated) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · California

current housing element planning period. If a local government has permitted the pro-rata share of their above-moderate income regional housing need, and submitted their latest required APR, but has permitted less than the pro-rata share of their very low- and lowerincome regional housing need, they will be subject to the Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process for developments with 50 percent affordability. For purposes of these Guidelines, as the definition of lower-income is inclusive of very low-income units, very low-income units permitted in excess of the very low-income need may be applied to demonstrate progress towards the lower-income need. However, as the definition of very low-income units does not include low-income units, low-income units permitted in excess of the lowincome need shall not be applied to demonstrate progress towards the very low-income need.

  • (f) To determine if a locality is not subject to the Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process, the permit data from the APR shall demonstrate that the locality has permitted the entirety of the pro-rata share of units for the above moderate-, low-, and very low-income categories of the regional housing need for the relevant reporting period, and has submitted the latest APR.

  • (g) The Department’s determination will be in effect until the Department calculates the determination for the next reporting period, unless updated pursuant to Section 201. A locality’s status on the date the application is submitted determines whether an application is subject to the Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process, and also determines which level of affordability (10 or 50 percent) an applicant must provide to be eligible for streamlined ministerial permitting.

NOTE: Authority cited: Government Code section 65913.4(l). Reference cited: Government Code section 65913.4(a)(4).

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▸ Contents — Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process Guidelines (final updated)
Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process Guidelines (final updated)
  1. Guidelines
  2. State of California Governor Gavin Newsom
  3. Megan Kirkeby, Deputy Director Division of Housing Policy Deve…
  4. Government Code section 65913.4, subdivision (j)
  5. Table of Contents
  6. INTRODUCTION
  7. Section 100. Purpose and Scope
  8. Section 101. Applicability
  9. Section 102. Definitions
  10. Department of Housing and Community Development
  11. ARTICLE II. STREAMLINED MINISTERIAL APPROVAL PROCESS DETERMINA…
  12. Section 200. Methodology
  13. Example Calculation
  14. Department of Housing and Community Development
  15. Section 201. Timing and Publication Requirements
  16. ARTICLE III. APPROVAL PROCESS
  17. Section 300. Local Government Responsibility
  18. Department of Housing and Community Development
  19. Determination of consistency
  20. Example Objective Design Review
  21. Density calculation
  22. Section 301. Development Review and Approval
  23. Ministerial processing
  24. Department of Housing and Community Development
  25. ARTICLE IV. DEVELOPMENT ELIGIBILITY
  26. Section 400. Housing Type Requirements
  27. Section 401. Site Requirements
  28. Section 402. Affordability Provisions
  29. Section 403. Labor Provisions
  30. Section 404. Additional Provisions
  31. ARTICLE V. REPORTING
  32. Section 500. Reporting Requirements
  33. Department of Housing and Community Development

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