Today, April 12, 2024, in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overruled more than two decades of California precedent, holding that legislatively established development impact fee programs must...more
The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in George Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, agreeing to answer the question of whether legislatively enacted development impact fees are subject to a lower level of constitutional...more
10/9/2023
/ Ad-Hoc Mandates ,
Building Permits ,
Certiorari ,
Construction Project ,
Eminent Domain ,
George Sheetz v County of El Dorado ,
Impact Fees ,
Infrastructure ,
Real Estate Development ,
SCOTUS ,
Traffic Impact Assessments
In a recent published decision, the California Court of Appeal had the opportunity to address this issue when the property owners of a beachside residence in the City of Los Angeles challenged a setback condition that the...more
10/17/2019
/ Appeals ,
Applications ,
Beachfront Properties ,
Building Permits ,
California Coastal Commission ,
Coastal Real Estate ,
Construction Project ,
Property Owners ,
Real Estate Development ,
Regulatory Takings ,
Rising Sea Levels ,
Setback Rules ,
Substantial Evidence Standard ,
Waterfront Properties
The California Coastal Act establishes another layer of regulation governing “development” in the Coastal Zone. Development under the Coastal Act is defined to encompass essentially everything and anything. ...more
10/15/2018
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Building Permits ,
California Coastal Commission ,
Coastal Real Estate ,
Real Estate Development ,
Regulatory Takings ,
Ripeness ,
Separation of Powers ,
State Constitutions ,
Urban Planning & Development
In September 2014, the Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District issued a surprising decision, finding that even if an applicant maintains that it is accepting imposed permit conditions “under protest” and expressly...more