Government Code section 65912.121
(a)
It is located within a zone where office, retail, or parking are principally permitted use.(b)
It is located on a legal parcel, or parcels, that meet either of the following:(1)
It is within a city where the city boundaries include some portion of an urbanized area, as designated by the United States Census Bureau.(2)
It is in an unincorporated area, and the legal parcel, or parcels, are wholly within the boundaries of an urbanized area, as designated by the United States Census Bureau.(c)
The project site abuts a commercial corridor and has a frontage along the commercial corridor of a minimum of 50 feet.(d)
The site is not greater than 20 acres, unless the site is a regional mall, in which case the site is not greater than 100 acres.(e)
At least 75 percent of the perimeter of the site adjoins parcels that are developed with urban uses. For purposes of this subdivision, parcels that are only separated by a street, pedestrian path, or bicycle path shall be considered to be adjoined.(f)
(1)It is not on a site or adjoined to any site where more than one-third of the square footage on the site is dedicated to industrial use.(2)
For purposes of this subdivision, parcels only separated by a street shall be considered to be adjoined.(3)
For purposes of this subdivision, “dedicated to industrial use” means any of the following:(A)
The square footage is currently being used as an industrial use.(B)
The most recently permitted use of the square footage is an industrial use, and the site has been occupied within the past three years.(C)
The site was designated for industrial use in the latest version of a local government’s general plan adopted before January 1, 2022, and residential uses are not principally permitted on the site.(g)
It satisfies the requirements specified in paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 65913.4, exclusive of clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 65913.4.(h)
The development is not located on a site where any of the following apply:(1)
The development would require the demolition of the following types of housing:(A)
Housing that is subject to a recorded covenant, ordinance, or law that restricts rents to levels affordable to persons and families of moderate, low, or very low income.(B)
Housing that is subject to any form of rent or price control through a public entity’s valid exercise of its police power.(C)
Housing that has been occupied by tenants within the past 10 years, excluding any manager’s units.(2)
The site was previously used for permanent housing that was occupied by tenants, excluding any manager’s units, that was demolished within 10 years before the development proponent submits an application under this article.(3)
The development would require the demolition of a historic structure that was placed on a national, state, or local historic register.(4)
The property contains one to four dwelling units.(5)
The property is vacant and zoned for housing but not for multifamily residential use.(6)
The existing parcel of land or site is governed under the Mobilehome Residency Law (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 798) of Title 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Civil Code), the Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy Law (Chapter 2.6 (commencing with Section 799.20) of Title 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Civil Code), the Mobilehome Parks Act (Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code), or the Special Occupancy Parks Act (Part 2.3 (commencing with Section 18860) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code).(i)
For a site within a neighborhood plan area, the neighborhood plan applicable to the site permitted multifamily housing development on the site.(j)
For a vacant site, the site satisfies both of the following:(1)
It does not contain tribal cultural resources, as defined by Section 21074 of the Public Resources Code, that could be affected by the development that were found pursuant to a consultation as described by Section 21080.3.1 of the Public Resources Code and the effects of which cannot be mitigated pursuant to the process described in Section 21080.3.2 of the Public Resources Code.(2)
It is not within a very high fire hazard severity zone, as indicated on maps adopted by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Section 4202 of the Public Resources Code or as designated pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 51179.
Source:
Section 65912.121, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=65912.121. (accessed May 10, 2025).