AB 253: California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building permits.

The bill aims to improve the permitting process for residential building projects in California. It requires counties and cities to prepare and post a residential building permit fee schedule on their internet websites. The bill also changes the process for plan checks, allowing applicants to retain a private professional provider to perform the plan check if the city or county takes more than 30 business days to complete the review. The bill imposes additional requirements on private professional providers, including preparing an affidavit and submitting a report of the plan check. The bill also expands the requirements for local agencies to ensure compliance with state housing laws and regulations. It requires local agencies to provide an estimated timeframe for reviewing applications and to consider reports from private professional providers. The bill provides for indemnification of…