Low-Rise Ordinance and Senate Bill (SB) 79 Phased Implementation Ordinance

The Proposed Project includes two ordinances, the Low-Rise Ordinance and Senate Bill (SB) 79 Phased Implementation Ordinance, that together comprise the City’s local implementation of SB 79 (2025) or “The Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act”, which was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on October 10, 2025, pursuant to Government Code Sections 65912.155 - 65912.162. The Low-Rise Ordinance amends the Mixed Income Incentive Program (MIIP) in Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 12.22 A.38 and other related code sections to establish housing incentives to allow low-scale, multifamily housing development in low density zones within a half-mile area of Opportunity Stations and renames the existing Corridor Transition Incentive Area to Low-Rise Incentive Area to better align the program’s name with intended building outcomes. Opportunity Stations areas consist of a majority of Higher and Moderate Opportunity Areas as defined by LAMC Section 12.03 and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) and are major transit stops (as defined in Public Resources Code Section 21064.3) served by heavy rail, light rail, commuter rail, bus rapid transit, and certain bus lines that operate in bus-only lanes. Opportunity Station Areas are predominantly located in Central Los Angeles, West Los Angeles, Northeast Los Angeles, and the South Valley The SB 79 Phased Implementation Ordinance will allow a temporary pause in the bill’s effectuation citywide consistent with the sites, Transit Oriented Development zone, and low resource area criteria in GSC 65912.161(b); will codify exemptions from SB 79 for sites within industrial employment hubs and that are more than one-mile walking distance from a station pursuant to GSC 65912.160(e) and will establish mapping processes. The Proposed Project will apply to the entire geographic area located within the boundaries of the City of Los Angeles, which encompasses 467 square miles. Los Angeles is a coastal city, generally surrounded by the San Gabriel Mountains to the north, urban development and the Verdugo Mountains, San Rafael Hills, and San Gabriel Valley to the east, and urban development and the Santa Susana Mountains, Santa Monica Mountains, and Pacific Ocean to the west and south. The City is highly urbanized and contains a variety of residential, civic, institutional, commercial, industrial, and recreational/open space uses within the communities that comprise the City. The ordinances which comprise the proposed project were adopted by the City Council on June 23, 2026, and the City Council found that the proposed project was assessed in the Housing Element Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (ENV-2020-6762-EIR, ENV-2020-6762-EIR-ADD1, ENV-2020-6762-EIR-ADD2).