The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Senate Bill 2 Planning Grants Program provides technical assistance to local jurisdictions for planning efforts that accelerate housing approvals and increase housing production. As a part of the program, these toolkits…

Categorical Exemptions

This toolkit is for planners seeking to utilize Categorical Exemptions from the California Environmental Quality Act, which can expedite housing project approvals.

Statutory Exemptions

This toolkit is for planners seeking to utilize Statutory Exemptions from the California Environmental Quality Act, which can expedite housing project approvals.

Program EIRs

This toolkit provides guidance on Program Environmental Impact Reports and how they can be used as a tool to streamline environmental review.

Objective Design Standards

This toolkit focuses on how to regulate design objectively and presents approaches and considerations for adopting objective design standards.