California Public Resources Code

§ 21081.3

PRC § 21081.3 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 13 · Ch. 2.6

Statute text

(a)Except as specified in subdivision (b), a lead agency is not required to evaluate the aesthetic effects of a project and aesthetic effects shall not be considered significant effects on the environment if the project involves the refurbishment, conversion, repurposing, or replacement of an existing building that meets all of the following requirements:

(1)The building is abandoned, dilapidated, or has been vacant for more than one year.

(2)The building site is immediately adjacent to parcels that are developed with qualified urban uses or at least 75 percent of the perimeter of the site adjoins parcels that are developed with qualified urban uses and the remaining 25 percent of the site adjoins parcels that previously have been developed for qualified urban uses.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 116, Sec. 2. (AB 356) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, by its own provisions.