2020 Senate Bill 1169

Mandate factory location “buffer zones”

Introduced in the Senate

Oct. 1, 2020

Introduced by Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-1)

To mandate that proposed industrial facilities within at least 1,500 feet of residential, school or hospital property must include “vegetative” buffer zones, and/or offer to buy out existing owners. The bill would also authorize additional notice requirements and permit restrictions.

Referred to the Committee on Environmental Quality