Stockton encourages transit-oriented development along San Joaquin RTD bus rapid transit corridors and the ACE rail station downtown, leveraging state SB 35 streamlining and AB 2097 parking reductions.
California AB 2097 prohibits minimum parking requirements for residential and most other uses within one-half mile of major transit stops, including portions of San Joaquin RTD Metro Express corridors and the downtown ACE station. SB 35 streamlines ministerial approval for qualifying multifamily projects when affordability and labor standards are met. Stockton General Plan 2040 designates downtown and corridor areas as priority growth zones supporting transit-oriented patterns.
Local minimum parking requirements within the AB 2097 transit-stop buffer are unenforceable; refusing SB 35 ministerial approval for eligible projects can prompt state housing accountability enforcement by HCD.
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