The county approved the project and drew a CEQA lawsuit from the Sierra Club. Then it imposed a moratorium and drew another lawsuit from the developer.

Cal Supremes say test for Class 1 (minor) exemption is the nature of the change, not the risk of environmental harm

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But the Cal Supremes depublished the lower court ruling, so it's unclear whether broad mathematical calculations are still permissible.

The city finally approved its 2021-2029 housing element. But compliance depends on whether a judge and HCD will accept a vastly increased overlay system.

This article is brought to you courtesy of the paying subscribers to California Planning & Development Report. You can subscribe to CP&DR by clicking here. You can sign up for CP&DR’s free weekly newsletter here. Los Angeles to Delay Implementation of SB 79; Adopts “Low-Rise” Substitute Los Angeles will implement a “Low-Rise Ordinance” that will allow up to four-story residential buildings in 57 transit-adjacent neighborhoods, delaying full implementation of California’s SB 7

Affordable housing developers say it helps them. But economic development folks say it hurts their efforts and may actually decrease the amount of housing built.

In a case from Los Angeles, a judge ruled that just because the transportation commission oversees parking on a city lot, that doesn't mean it can deny approval of an affordable housing project on that lot already approved by the city council.

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This article is brought to you courtesy of the paying subscribers to California Planning & Development Report. You can subscribe to CP&DR by clicking here. You can sign up for CP&DR’s free weekly newsletter here. Sonoma County Plan Attempts to Bolster Agriculture Industry The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved an action plan aimed at strengthening the agriculture industry in collaboration among county agencies including the Agricultural Preservation and Open Space Di

Voters obliterate data center proposal in Monterey Park. Uphold status quo in San Diego, Davis, and Contra Costa County.