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9. Rezoning to meet requirements pursuant to Gov. Code Section 65583(c)(1), and other rezoning efforts to comply with Housing Element requirements, including Gov. Code Section 65583.2(c) (AB 1397, Statutes of 2018); 10. Upzoning or other implementation measures to intensify land use patterns in strategic locations, such as close proximity to transit, jobs or other amenities; 11. Rezoning for multifamily housing in high resource areas (according to Tax Credit Allocation Committee/Housing Community Development Opportunity Area Maps); 12. Establishing pre -approved architectural and site plans; 13. Preparing and adopting Housing Elements of the General Plan that include an implementation component to facilitate compliance with the sixth cycle RHNA; 14.Adopting planning documents to coordinate with suballocations under Regional Early Action Planning Grants (REAP) pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 50515.02(f) that accommodate the development of housing and infrastructure, and accelerate housing production in a way that aligns with state planning priorities, housing, transportation equity and climate goals, including hazard mitigation or climate adaptation; 15. Zoning for by -right supportive housing, pursuant to Gov. Code section 65651 (Chapter 753, Statutes of 2018); 16. Zoning incentives for housing for persons with special needs, including persons with developmental disabilities; 17. Planning documents related to carrying out a local or regional housing trust fund; 18. Environmental hazard assessments; data collection on permit tracking; feasibility studies, site analysis, or other background studies that are ancillary (e.g., less than 15 percent of the total grant amount) and part of a proposed activity with a nexus to accelerating housing production; and 19.Other planning documents or process improvements that demonstrate an increase in housing related planning activities and facilitate accelerating housing production; and 20. Establishing Prohousing Policies, as follows: Prohousing Policies The Department encourages applicants to consider LEAP funds to facilitate designation as a Prohousing jurisdiction. The 2019-20 Budget Act requires the Department to develop the Prohousing designation emergency regulations by no later than July 1, 2021. This program will allow the Department to designate jurisdictions as "Prohousing," when they demonstrate policies and strategies to accelerate housing production. In turn, Prohousing jurisdictions will be awarded additional points or preference in programs such as the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC), Transformative Climate Communities (TCC), Infill Infrastructure Grant (IIG) programs and other state funding programs. The Department anticipates developing emergency regulations and Prohousing designations prior to July 1, 2021, and will seek to designate jurisdictions prior to future rounds of AHSC, TCC and IIG CA HCD Notice of Funding Availability 56B-27 Local Early Action Planning Grants 2020