General plans
Court Defers On General Plan, Density Bonuses
24 September 2007 - 12:55pm | Author: Paul Shigley
In a decision deferential to city officials, an appellate court has upheld the City of Vacaville’s approval of an 860-acre project as compatible with the general plan. The decision also provides the first published ruling on the recently amended state density bonus law, which the court applies very broadly.
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Price: $2.95Court OKs Spending Of Building Permit Fees On Planning
24 July 2007 - 2:56pm | Author: Paul Shigley
San Francisco’s practice of using building permit fees to fund long-range planning has been upheld by the First District Court of Appeal. The court rejected arguments that the fee plan violated Proposition 13 and the city charter. Instead, the court ruled that long-range planning is sufficiently related to the regulation of building construction to justify the spending. Price: $2.95 » read more | add to cart
Price: $2.95Monterey County Election Update: No Might Mean Yes
6 June 2007 - 9:28am | Author: CP&DR Staff
Monterey County voters rejected a general plan initiative while sending mixed signals on a general plan update adopted by the county. Voters also rejected a 1,100-unit subdivision during a special election on Tuesday.
The “no” side won all four ballot measures, even though two of the no votes conflicted with each other in the contentious and confusing election with a low turnout.Price: $2.95 » read more | add to cart
The “no” side won all four ballot measures, even though two of the no votes conflicted with each other in the contentious and confusing election with a low turnout.
Price: $2.95Attorney Dan Curtin Leaves General Plan Supremacy As His Legacy
1 January 2007 - 1:00am | Author: William FultonIn the beginning there was the general plan.
This is an overstatement of Dan Curtin’s world view, but not by much. The dean of California land use lawyers, who died a few weeks ago at age 73, was an almost priestly man of faith who believed in God, the rule of law, and the process of land use planning.
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