Prohousing Category 2A:Establishment of ministerial approval processes for a variety of housing types, including single-family and multifamily housing.
Prohousing Category 2B:Establishment of streamlined, program-level CEQA analysis and certification of general plans, community plans, specific plans with accompanying Environmental Impact Reports (EIR), and related documents.
Prohousing Category 2C:Documented practice of streamlining housing development at the project level, such as by enabling a by-right approval process or by utilizing statutory and categorical exemptions as authorized by applicable CEQA law.
Prohousing Category 2D:Establishment of permit processes that take less than four months. Policies under this Category must address all approvals necessary to issue building permits.
Prohousing Category 2E:Absence or elimination of public hearings for projects consistent with zoning and the general plan.
Prohousing Category 2F:Establishment of consolidated or streamlined permit processes that minimize the levels of review and approval required for projects, and that are consistent with zoning regulations and the general plan.
Prohousing Category 2G:Absence, elimination or replacement of subjective development and design standards with objective development and design standards that simplify zoning clearance and improve approval certainty and timing.
Prohousing Category 2H:Priority permit processing or reduced plan check times for ADUs/JADUs, multifamily housing, or homes affordable to lower- or moderate-income households.
Prohousing Category 2I:Establishment of a standardized application form for all entitlement applications.
Prohousing Category 2J:Practice of publicly posting status updates on project permit approvals on the Internet.
Prohousing Category 2K:Limitation on the total number of hearings for any project to three or fewer.
Prohousing Category 2M:Establishment of one-stop-shop permitting processes or a single point of contact where entitlements are coordinated across city approval functions (e.g., planning, public works, building) from entitlement application to certificate of occupancy.
Prohousing Category 2L:Demonstration of other actions, not listed above, that quantifiably decrease production timeframes or promote the streamlining of approval processes.
