Executive Order N-2-24

The Governor’s order helps advance California’s goal to create 2.5 million new homes by 2030. In an effort to make housing more accessible and affordable for all, California continues to build more housing, of all types, all across the state. 

Governor Newsom’s order directs a number of state agencies, including the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), and the California Air Resources Board (CARB), among others, to work together to address key roadblocks in the development of infill housing. These agencies will work to comprehensively address the need to develop more housing by:
 

1. Lowering costs and increasing flexibility by exploring updates to the state building standards codes and permitting processes to accelerate housing approvals and development.
2. Creating more resources for local governments to build housing through infill development, by developing mechanisms to provide local governments and developers with a range of additional resources, including state and federal infrastructure dollars and other financing. 
3. Building more tools and opportunities by publishing resources and guidance, including through the states’ existing Site Check website, to assist developers and other stakeholders in identifying opportunities to transform vacant sites into housing for Californians. 
4. Aligning state housing and climate goals by creating tools to assess the environmental benefits of thriving urban cores and transportation centers, and working to better align housing and transportation investments across the state.

Executive Order N-2-24

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