1 Resolution No. 2026-XX
Date Adopted: August 18, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CALLING FOR A
WORKING GROUP TO CONSIDER A STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT OR OTHER FORM OF
INITIATIVE TO ENSURE FINAL LOCAL AUTHORITY OVER
HOUSING AND LAND USE DECISIONS
WHEREAS, California cities have historically been responsible for adopting general plans and zoning regulations, reviewing housing development proposals, and providing or coor dinating the streets, water, wastewater, public safety, parks, transportation, and other infrastructure and services necessary to support responsible, environmentally sound, and well-planned residential growth; and WHEREAS, the League of California Cities is dedicated to protecting and expanding local control for municipalities across the state to ensure their orderly growth and development; and
WHEREAS, the League of California Cities recognizes that local zoning is a primary function of cities and an esse ntial component of home rule, and that a city’s general plan should guide its land use planning and strategic decision -making free from pre-emption by the state; and
WHEREAS, increasingly prescriptive statewide housing mandates and development approval req uirements can override locally adopted plans, zoning standards, and public review procedures without adequately accounting for differences that exist in each unique jurisdiction in infrastructure capacity, water availability, wildfire and evacuation risks, environmental constraints, fiscal impacts, public service needs, and community priorities; and
WHEREAS, California’s housing goals can be more effectively advanced through state funding, streamlined environmental requirements, and voluntary partnerships t hat support housing production while preserving the authority of locally elected officials to determine how and where housing is best planned and approved; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities, assembled during the Annual Conference in Anaheim, California, on September 25, 2026, that the League of California Cities support the development and advancement of a state constitutional amendment or other legislative, policy, or ballot - based strategies that res tore and strengthen local authority over housing and land use matters within municipal boundaries, including general plans, housing elements, zoning, 2 Resolution No. 2026-XX
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density, design and development standards, project siting, and the approval or denial of housing development applications; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that any constitutional amendment or alternative strategy should preserve the State’s authority to establish broad statewide housing goals and enforce constitutional and civil rights, fair housing requirements, building and life - safety standards, and generally applicable environmental protections, while protecting cities from state actions that compel, through funding conditions or state law, the approval of housing developments that are inconsistent with locally adopted requirements; override local zoning or density standards; or invalidate locally adopted housing or land use decisions when a city has planned in good faith to accommodate its regional housing needs allocation and maintains adequate capacity for housing at all income levels; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the League of California Cities consider establishing a statewide working group or other appropriate committee(s) to evaluate and develop a proposed constitutional amendment or other legislative, policy, or ballot-based strategies to restore and strengthen local authority over housing and land use matters including but limited to: conducting appropriate legal, fiscal, and policy analyses; engaging cities and other stakeholders; and building a stat ewide coalition of proponent supporters in preparation for; the November 2030 General Election, or within another reasonable time frame as determined by the working group.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of August 2026.
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Ulises Cabrera
Mayor
City of Moreno Valley
ATTEST:
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M. Patricia Rodriguez, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Steven B. Quintanilla, City Attorney
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RESOLUTION JURAT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF MORENO VALLEY )
I, M. Patricia Rodriguez, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Moreno Valley, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 2026-XX was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Moreno Valley at a regular meeting thereof held on the 18th day of August 2026 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
(Council Members, Mayor Pro Tem and Mayor)
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M. Patricia Rodriguez, MMC, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)