(a) For the purposes of this section, âagency transit-oriented development projectâ means a housing development project or mixed use residential project that meets all of the following requirements: (1) A minimum of 50 percent of the total square footage of the project is dedicated to residential purposes. (2) A minimum of 20 percent of the total number of units shall be restricted for the affordable lower income households and shall be subject to a recorded affordability restriction for at least 55 years in the case of rental units and 45 years in the case of owner occupied units, unless a local ordinance or the terms of federal, state, or local tax credit, or other project financing requires a longer period of affordability. (3) The average total floor area of floor space for the proposed units in the housing development project shall not exceed 1,750 net habitable square feet. (4) The parcel or parcels on which the project is located is an infill site, as defined in Section 21061.3 of the Public Resources Code. (5) The transit-oriented development parcels on which the transit-oriented development project would be located was not acquired through eminent domain on or after July 1, 2025. (6) The parcels on which the transit-oriented development project would be located are owned by the agency and either: (A) The parcels are adjacent to a transit-oriented development stop for which the agency operates service, or form a contiguous area adjacent to such a transit-oriented development stop. (B) At least 75 percent of the project area is located within one-half mile of a transit-oriented development stop for which the agency operates service or plans to provide service and was owned by the agency on or before January 1, 2026. (b) (1) A transit agencyâs board of directors may adopt by resolution agency transit-oriented development zoning standards for district-owned real property located in a transit-oriented development zone. These standards shall establish minimum local zoning requirements for height, density, residential floor area ratio, and allowed uses, that shall apply to an agency transit-oriented development project, that shall be consistent with Section 65912.157. (2) Adopted agency transit-oriented development zoning standards shall establish, for each transit station, the lowest permissible maximum standard for height, density, and residential floor area ratio, and a list of approved residential, retail, and commercial uses. (3) The agency transit-oriented development zoning standards adopted by the board of directors shall not adopt a lowest permissible maximum standard for density or residential floor area ratio below the level permitted under Section 65912.157, and shall not prohibit residential use. (4) The agency transit-oriented development zoning standards shall not establish density standards that exceed 200 percent of the maximum density established in Section 65912.157. (c) The adoption of, and amendments to, the agency transit-oriented development zoning standards shall comply with all of the following: (1) The transit agency shall hold a public hearing to receive public comment on the proposed agency transit-oriented development zoning standards or proposed changes to the agency transit-oriented development zoning standards. The transit agency shall conduct direct outreach to relevant local governments and to communities of concern around each station. Before or during the scoping meeting, the transit agency shall consult with each local government in which the station is located, as well as any relevant infrastructure agencies. The consultation required pursuant to this section shall include all of the following: (A) A review of the housing needs of the jurisdiction. (B) A review of the transit-oriented development approved and built in the past year in the jurisdiction. (C) A review of any transit-oriented development projects proposed by the transit agency in the jurisdiction for the past year. (D)
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