California Assembly Bill 2097 (2022)

California Assembly Bill 2097 (2022)
California State Legislature
Full nameAn act to amend Section 65585 of, and to add Section 65863.2 to, the Government Code, relating to land use.
IntroducedFebruary 14, 2022
Assembly votedSeptember 29, 2022
Senate votedSeptember 30, 2022
Signed into lawSeptember 22, 2022
Sponsor(s)Friedman (A), Portantino (S), Wiener (S), Haney (A), Lee (A), Skinner (S), Ward (A)
GovernorGavin Newsom
CodeGovernment Code
BillCalifornia Assembly Bill 2097
Associated billsCalifornia Density Bonus Law, California HOME Act, CEQA, HAA, the ADU law, the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act, Affordable Housing on Faith and Higher Education Lands Act, AB 2553 (2024), AB 2712 (2024)
Websitehttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2097
Status: Current legislation

California Assembly Bill 2097 (AB 2097) is a 2022 California statute which prohibits California cities and other public agencies from mandating parking for most development projects within 0.5 miles (0.8 km) of a major transit stop. The law also establishes a "substantial hardship exception" which allows a public agency to impose a parking mandate within 0.5 miles of a major transit stop if the agency submits an application with evidence of a negative impact upon either the agency's ability to meet its RHNA obligations for low and very low income residents, disabled and elderly residents, or existing residential or commercial parking within 0.5 miles of a housing development project.