Religious institution affiliated housing: place of worship.

Existing law prohibits a local agency from requiring the replacement of religious-use parking spaces, as defined, that a developer of a religious institution affiliated housing development project proposes to eliminate as part of that housing development project. Existing law prohibits the number of religious-use parking spaces requested to be eliminated from exceeding 50% of the number that are available at the time the request is made. This bill would clarify that the definition of "religious-use parking spaces" applies to both existing parking spaces and those parking spaces required of a proposed development for a new place of worship. The bill would recast the provisions relating to the elimination of parking spaces to prohibit the number of spaces proposed to be eliminated in the case of a proposal for a newly constructed place of worship from exceeding 50% of the spaces that would otherwise be required. The bill would also prohibit the number of spaces proposed to be eliminated in the case of an existing place of worship from exceeding 50% of the spaces that exist at the time the request is made. The bill would not preclude the enforcement of any requirement otherwise imposed on a new development to provide electric vehicle supply equipment installed parking spaces or parking spaces that are accessible to persons with disabilities.