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

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  • A local government that has been designated as subject to the Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process by the Department shall provide information, in a manner readily accessible to the general public, about the locality’s process for applying and receiving ministerial approval, materials required for an application as defined in Section 102(b), and relevant objective standards to be used to evaluate the application. In no case shall a local government impose application requirements that are more stringent than required for a final multifamily entitlement or standard design review in its jurisdiction. The information provided may include reference documents and lists of other information needed to enable the local government to determine if the application is consistent with objective standards as defined by Section 102(q). A local government may only require information that is relevant to and required to determine compliance with objective standards and criteria outlined in Article IV of these Guidelines. This may be achieved through the use of checklists, maps, diagrams, flow charts, or other formats. The locality’s process and application requirements shall not in any way inhibit, chill, or preclude the Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process, which must be strictly focused on assessing compliance with the criteria required for streamlined projects in Article IV of these Guidelines.

    • (1) Where a local government has failed to provide information pursuant to subsection (a) about the locality’s process for applying and receiving ministerial approval, the local government shall accept any application that meets the requirements for a standard multifamily entitlement submittal and that contains information showing how the development complies with the requirements of Article IV. The application may include use of a list of the standards, maps, diagrams, flow charts, or other formats to meet these requirements.

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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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