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City of Diamond Bar
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February 9, 2018
The Honorable Scott Wiener
California State Senate, 1 1 th District
State Capitol Building, Room 4066
Sacramento, CA 95814
VIA FAX: 916-651-4911
Dear Senator Wiener:
Ruth M. Low
Mayor
Carol Herrera
Mayor Fro Tem
Jimmy Lin
Council Member
Nancy A. Lyons
Council Member
Steve Tye
Council Member
The City of Diamond Bar respectfully opposes Senate Bill 827 (SB 827), which would exempt
certain housing projects from locally developed and adopted standards and bypass the
City's state required General Plan.
We are currently undergoing a comprehensive General Plan Update, which is paying
special focus to the transit -oriented development opportunities within a half -mile of a
Metrolink station. SB 827 would seriously undermine our genuine efforts to encourage high-
quality, higher -density transit -oriented housing opportunities that comport with the
character and standards of our community.
The proposed legislation also eliminates local discretionary authority when making
determinations regarding height limitations, densities, parking requirements, and state
mandated requirements within one-half mile of a "major transit stop," or along a "high-
quality transit corridor". Particularly troubling is SB 827's ability to give developers and
transit agencies the authority to exempt themselves from locally developed and adopted
limitations, requirements, and standards. For these reasons, the City of Diamond Bar
opposes SB 827.
Sincerely,
Mayor Ruth M. Low
CC: Senator Josh Newman, 29th District, Fax (916) 651-4029
Assembly Member Phillip Chen, 55th District, Fax (916) 319-2155
City Council
City Manager
Jennifer Quan, League of California Cities, jquan@cacities.org
Meg Desmond, League of California Cities, mdesmond@cacities.org
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