Polanco agrihousing.

Existing law, the Employee Housing Act, requires a person operating employee housing to obtain a permit to operate that housing from the agency that enforces the act, which may either be the Department of Housing and Community Development or a city, county, or city and county that assumes responsibility for enforcing the act. Existing law defines "employee housing" for purposes of the act to exclude privately owned housing, including ownership by a nonprofit entity financed with public funds equaling 50% or more of the original development or purchase cost. The act deems any employee housing consisting of no more than 36 beds in a group quarters or 12 units or spaces designed for use by a single family or household as an agricultural land use for purposes of all local ordinances and exempted from any business taxes and registration and other fees that are not otherwise applicable to agricultural activities. A violation of the act is a misdemeanor. This bill would define "Polanco agrihousing" for purposes of the act to mean employee housing that is owned by a nonprofit entity and financed, as specified, with public funds equaling 50% or more of the original development or purchase cost and does not contain dormitory-style housing, and the development consists of no more than 50 units or spaces designed for use by a single family or household. The bill would also designate Polanco agrihousing as an agricultural land use for purposes of the above specified provisions. By increasing the duties of local officials with respect to the Employee Housing Act, and by expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for specified reasons.