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DIVISION 13. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY [21000 - 21189.91]›CHAPTER 2.6. General [21080 - 21098]›§ 21080

§ 21080.73

Public Resources Code §§ 21000–21189.91 — California Environmental Quality Act · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · California

21080.73. Notwithstanding any other law, a housing development project, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (h) of Section 65589.5 of the Government Code, that meets the following criteria shall be considered a discretionary project, as that term is used in subdivision (a) of Section 21080, and shall not be exempt from this division:

(a) The project is located in a city with a population of more than 85,000 but less than 95,000, as determined by the 2020 Census.

(b) The project is located in a county with a population of more than 440,000 but less than 455,000, as determined by the 2020 Census.

(c) A portion of the parcel where the project is located is identified on a United States Fish and Wildlife Service map as freshwater forested or shrub wetland.

(d) A portion of the parcel where the project is located is within a regulatory floodway as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in any official maps published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

(e) The project is located on a parcel adjacent to a California historical landmark on the California Register of Historic Places.

(Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 650, Sec. 10. (SB 158) Effective October 11, 2025.)

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▸ Contents — Public Resources Code §§ 21000–21189.91 — California Environmental Quality Act
Public Resources Code §§ 21000–21189.91 — California Environmental Quality Act
  1. Public Resources Code §§ 21000–21189.91 — California Environme…
  2. ▸ DIVISION 13. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY [21000 - 21189.91]
    Overview
    1. CHAPTER 1. Policy [21000 - 21006]
    2. CHAPTER 2. Short Title [21050- 21050.]
    3. CHAPTER 2.5. Definitions [21060 - 21074]
    4. ▸ CHAPTER 2.6. General [21080 - 21098]
      Overview
      1. ▸ § 21080
        Overview
        1. § 21080.01
        2. § 21080.02
        3. § 21080.03
        4. § 21080.04
        5. § 21080.05
        6. § 21080.07
        7. § 21080.085
        8. § 21080.09
        9. § 21080.091
        10. § 21080.1
        11. § 21080.2
        12. § 21080.3
        13. § 21080.4
        14. § 21080.5
        15. § 21080.8
        16. § 21080.9
        17. § 21080.10
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        60. § 21080.73
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      2. § 21081
      3. § 21082
      4. § 21083
      5. § 21084
      6. § 21085
      7. § 21086
      8. § 21087
      9. § 21088
      10. § 21089
      11. § 21090
      12. § 21091
      13. § 21092
      14. § 21093
      15. § 21094
      16. § 21095
      17. § 21096
      18. § 21097
      19. § 21098
    5. CHAPTER 2.7. Modernization of Transportation Analysis for Tran…
    6. CHAPTER 3. State Agencies, Boards and Commissions [21100 - 211…
    7. CHAPTER 4. Local Agencies [21150 - 21154]
    8. CHAPTER 4.2. Implementation of the Sustainable Communities Str…
    9. CHAPTER 4.3. Housing Sustainability Districts [21155.10 - 2115…
    10. CHAPTER 4.5. Streamlined Environmental Review [21156 - 21159.33]
    11. CHAPTER 5. Submission of Information [21160 - 21161]
    12. CHAPTER 5.5. No Place Like Home Projects [21163 - 21163.4]
    13. CHAPTER 6. Limitations [21165 - 21177]
    14. CHAPTER 6.5. Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environment…
    15. CHAPTER 6.9. Old Town Center Redevelopment in the City of San …
    16. CHAPTER 7. Infrastructure Projects [21189.80 - 21189.91]

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