BB&K's New Law Guidance for a Happy New Year -
In Part Three of our “In With the New” series, BB&K covers important new legislation related to CEQA, development fees, housing, planning, zoning, public contracts and waste...more
The recent invalidation of the City of Sacramento’s aggressive solicitation ordinance in SRCEH v. City of Sacramento illustrates the dilemma faced by cities when trying enforce regulations that affect free speech rights. This...more
Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed legislation that clears the way for sidewalk vendors to legally operate statewide and requires cities to establish a permitting process if they wish to regulate the industry.
Originally...more
Legislation signed last week by Gov. Jerry Brown limits California cities’ abilities to regulate street vending. Notably, Senate Bill 946 prohibits all criminal penalties for sidewalk vending violations and allows anyone...more
California law does not allow local legislative bodies to pass statutory development agreements by initiative.
In Center for Community Action & Environmental Justice v. City of Moreno Valley, decided late last month by a...more
Parking impacts (as distinguished from secondary impacts related to parking) associated with infill development in transit priority areas are exempt from environmental review under certain circumstances, a California...more
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Urban Planning & Development
Authorizing Relocated Ones Upheld by Court; Constitutional Challenges Rejected; Injunction Order to Remove Billboard Affirmed -
The City of Corona has prevailed in a constitutional challenge to its enforcement of a...more
SB 510 Allows Cities and Counties to Reject Conversions When Opposed by Majority of Residents -
Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 510 into law, clarifying the Subdivision Map Act’s process for converting mobile home parks to...more