#builders-remedy

#builders-remedy

Santa Monica has been recognized as a prohousing city by the state of California for its efforts in accelerating housing approvals and reducing barriers to construction.

The city has achieved this recognition through programs like the Affordable Housing Production Program, which requires developers to contribute to affordable housing and ensures that 30% of newly constructed housing is affordable for low- and moderate-income households. [ more ]

San Jose's housing plan for the coming years has gained state approval after a one-year delay.

The plan aims to accommodate 62,200 additional homes in the 2023-31 cycle, with 15,000 reserved as affordable housing. [ more ]

Los Gatos missed the deadline for state certification of its housing plans and needs to accommodate 1,993 new homes by 2031.

The state has requested changes to previous revisions of Los Gatos' plan, including minimizing or eliminating poles and increasing dense housing. [ more ]

Crescent Heights has filed plans to build a 20-story residential tower in Beverly Hills, using the state builder's remedy to bypass local zoning rules.

The project would include at least 20% affordable housing, in accordance with state housing law.

Beverly Hills has failed to win approval for a state-mandated housing plan, making it a target for builder's remedy applications. [ more ]

Developers are increasingly using the builder's remedy due to new housing laws to spur construction.

At least 93 builder's remedy projects with 17,000 potential new homes have been proposed in California in the last two years. [ more ]

A court has denied Leo Pustilnikov's application to build a 35-unit apartment project in Redondo Beach, following a tentative ruling a week ago.

Pustilnikov plans to appeal the decision. [ more ]

The builders' remedy loophole in California is being tested for housing development.

Legal battles indicate cities must comply with housing needs despite local zoning rules. [ more ]

An L.A. court judge recently denied developer Leo Pustilnikov's application to build a 35-unit apartment project in Redondo Beach.

The judge clarified that the site where Pustilnikov wants to build is not zoned for residential property, despite the builder's remedy applying in a coastal zone. [ more ]

San Jose is rejecting housing proposals that attempt to bypass city development standards under the builder's remedy provision of state housing law.

The city's actions could lead to legal challenges and are seen as highly aggressive by some developers. [ more ]

San Jose is fighting back against the builder's remedy provision that allows developers to build projects without a housing plan

The city wants to win back housing units that were previously approved but downsized by developers under the builder's remedy [ more ]