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Read. Follow. Verify.California Bill AB 2051 authorizes 5-year extensions for local coastal housing plans and creates permitting working group
Record date · September 8, 2026
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What This Bill Would Do
Assembly Bill 2051 authorizes the California Coastal Commission to retroactively extend time limits for local governments to act on amendments for affordable housing developments by up to five years. Additionally, the measure requires the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to convene a Coastal Resilience Permitting Working Group by April 1, 2027, and submit a permitting roadmap to the Legislature by July 1, 2028.
Local governments gain extended timelines to process housing plan amendments in coastal zones, while state agencies are directed to streamline coastal resilience project permits through a newly established working group.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Local governments in the coastal zone
Local governments are eligible to receive retroactive extensions of up to five years to act on land use plan amendments involving affordable housing developments.
California Coastal Commission
The Commission is granted new authority to issue up to five-year extensions for local land use plans and is required to participate in the new working group and advisory group.
Natural Resources Agency
The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency is required to convene the Coastal Resilience Permitting Working Group, establish the advisory group, and submit the permitting roadmap.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What changes for local governments regarding coastal housing plans under AB 2051?
What is the Coastal Resilience Permitting Working Group required to do?
When must the Coastal Resilience Permit Advisory Group be established?
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Extended Timeline for Coastal Affordable Housing Plans
The bill expands the California Coastal Commission's discretionary extension power specifically for affordable housing land use plan amendments from one year up to five years.
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