How SB 79 Works
The statutory framework, regional mapping, and Los Angeles implementation record.
In brief
SB 79 establishes development standards for qualifying housing projects near qualifying transit stops. The applicable standard depends on a stop’s tier and a project’s distance from a mapped pedestrian access point.
For projects of more than 10 units, Government Code section 65912.157(i)(1) provides at least 7% extremely low-income, at least 10% very low-income, or at least 13% lower-income alternatives, subject to the section’s conditions and a higher applicable local inclusionary requirement.
- Tier 1higher transit-service classification
- Tier 2second transit-service classification
- 55–95 ftheight-standard range
- 80–160 du/acdensity-standard range
State standard
Development standards near qualifying transit
SB 79 sets a stepped standard: the strongest standards apply in the closest 200-foot area, then step down through the quarter-mile and half-mile areas. Across the tiers and distance bands, the statutory range is 55–95 feet, 80–160 dwelling units per acre, and FAR 2.5–4.5.
The statute also specifies the applicable affordability pathway for projects over 10 units. Its demolition and tenant-protection provisions are part of the statutory framework.
Read the map
Distance bands describe geography; they are not a height model. The primary map renders them as nested flat planes around mapped access points.
Open a station or zone record to see its SCAG tier, transit service, and distance band.
- SCAGSouthern California Association of Governments
- TODtransit-oriented development
- Access pointsmapped station locations
Regional geography
The regional map identifies the transit geography
SCAG is Southern California’s metropolitan planning organization. Its SB 79 Stops, Zones, and Tiers Map is the regional record for qualifying access points, transit-oriented development zones, and tier classifications in Los Angeles County.
The primary map displays that record with named access points and the transit routes associated with them. SCAG geography is kept visually and conceptually separate from the City capacity baseline and the project’s analytical index.
Three layers, distinct roles
SCAG supplies the regional geography. Los Angeles City Planning supplies the dated local capacity baseline. Relational Land supplies the CVI analytical layer.
- June 23, 2026Los Angeles ordinance adoption
- June 30, 2026effective date recorded by City Planning
- May 2026City capacity baseline on this site
Los Angeles
A local implementation record
Los Angeles City Council adopted the Low-Rise and Phased Implementation ordinances on June 23, 2026. City Planning records their effective date as June 30, 2026.
The State–City Capacity map uses Los Angeles City Planning’s May 2026 Table 1C model to compare local and SB 79 maximum residential floor area on its recorded parcels. It is a dated implementation baseline, displayed with its source and date.
Public record
The City baseline reveals how the local implementation model allocates residential floor area across its reported parcels.
Sources & Data links the statute, SCAG map, City Planning records, and the public CVI table.