California Land Use & Development Law Report
California Land Use & Development Law Report
California Land Use & Development Law Report offers insights into legal issues relating to development and use of land and federal, state and local permitting and approval processes.
CEQA YEAR IN REVIEW 2016
A Summary Of Published Appellate Opinions Under The California Environmental Quality Act
California Supreme Court Rejects City’s Attempt To “Evade” General Plan Amendment Referendum
City Does Not Have Burden of Showing Reasonableness of Housing Fees
City Council Can Sponsor Ballot Measure To Repeal Prior Initiative That Restricts Council Action
Zoning Ordinance Is Not Necessarily a Project Subject to CEQA
California Coastal Act Trumps Statutes Awarding Density and Height Increase Bonuses
Court of Appeal Clears the Way for Level 3 School Fees
Citywide Community Facilities District to fund additional municipal services was valid under the Mello-Roos Act
California Adopts Ambitious New Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets
- New state-wide target for reductions in GHG emissions.
Municipal Regulation of Telecommunications Equipment In Public Right Of Way Based On Aesthetic Considerations Not Preempted
MOU Allocating Responsibility for Development of Groundwater Management Plan Not a Project Under CEQA
Uncertainty About an Agency’s Discretion to Determine Historical Significance for Purposes of CEQA Is Finally Put to Rest
Resolving a long-standing debate, the court in Friends Of The Willow Glen Trestle v. City Of San Jose (H041563), 6th Dist. Aug. 12, 2016, ruled that San José's determination that a railroad trestle bridge was not a historic resource was to be evaluated under the substantial evidence standard of review.
City’s Attempt to Use Emergency Ordinance to Scuttle Unpopular Project Violates Developer’s Vested Right
In Stewart Enterprises Inc., v. City of Oakland (2016) 248 Cal.App.4th 410 the court of appeal provided important clarification on the limits of a local agency's ability to use an emergency ordinance to reach back and prohibit a previously-approved project.