Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 780, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.
This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994.
Article 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994
California Government Code — §§ 65460-65460.11
Sections (4)
Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 354, Sec. 1. (AB 987) Effective January 1, 2011.
(a)The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:
(1)Federal, state, and local governments in California are investing in new and expanded transit systems in areas throughout the state, including Los Angeles County, the San Francisco Bay area, San Diego County, Santa Clara County, and Sacramento County.
(2)This public investment in transit is unrivaled in the state’s history and represents well over ten billion dollars ($10,000,000,000) in planned investment alone.
(3)Recent studies of transit ridership in California indicate that
persons who live within a one-half-mile radius of transit stations utilize the transit system in far greater numbers than does the general public living elsewhere.
(4)The greater use of public transit facilitated by the development of transit villages improves local street, road, and highway congestion by providing viable alternatives to automobile use.
(5)The development of transit village development districts can improve environmental conditions by increasing the use of public transit, facilitating the creation of and improvement to walkable, mixed-use communities, and decreasing automobile use.
(6)The development of transit village development districts throughout the state should be environmentally conscious and sustainable, and related construction should meet or exceed the requirements of the California
Green Building Standards Code, Part 11 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, or its successor code.
(7)Only a few transit stations in California have any concentration of housing proximate to the station.
(8)Interest in clustering housing and commercial development around transit stations, called transit villages, has gained momentum in recent years.
(b)For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
(1)“Bus hub” means an intersection of three or more bus routes, with a minimum route headway of 10 minutes during peak hours.
(2)“Bus transfer station” means an arrival, departure, or transfer point for the area’s intercity, intraregional, or
interregional bus service having permanent investment in multiple bus docking facilities, ticketing services, and passenger shelters.
(3)“District” means a transit village development district as defined in Section 65460.4.
(4)“Peak hours” means the time between 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., inclusive, and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., inclusive, Monday through Friday.
(5)“Transit station” means a rail or light-rail station, ferry terminal, bus hub, or bus transfer station.
Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 780, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.
A city, county, or city and county may require a developer to enter into a development agreement pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 65864) of Chapter 4 to implement a density bonus specified in the transit village plan pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 65460.2.
Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 309, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.
Any portion of a specific plan or redevelopment plan adopted prior to January 1, 2006, that conforms to the requirements set forth in Section 65460.2, as amended by Chapter 42 of the Statutes of 2004, may be declared a transit village plan by a city, county, or city and county if that entity does both of the following:
(a)After publishing a notice pursuant to Section 6061, in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the entity’s jurisdiction at least 10 days prior to the public meeting, makes findings and declarations demonstrating the conformity of the existing plan to Section 65460.2, as amended by Chapter 42 of the Statutes of 2004. The notice shall state the entity’s intent to declare a portion of the existing plan as a transit village plan, describe the general location of the proposed transit village plan, and state the date, time, and place of the public meeting.
(b)Takes action prior to December 31, 2006, to declare that the conforming plan constitutes its transit village plan.