In the final part of the 2024 Housing New Law Guidance series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), we cover important new housing legislation related to fire safety, elections, post-entitlement phase permits, streamlined...more
In part two of the 2024 Housing New Law Guidance series we cover important new housing legislation related to CEQA, code enforcement, housing development, the Housing Crisis Act (HCA), housing element, infill infrastructure...more
3/1/2024
/ Affordable Housing ,
Building Codes ,
California ,
CEQA ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Site Assessment ,
Grants ,
Housing Developers ,
Infill Development ,
Infrastructure ,
Mobile Homes ,
New Legislation
In the first part of the Housing New Law Guidance series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), we cover important new housing legislation for 2024 related to adaptive reuse projects, density bonus and accessory dwelling units...more
Religious Properties Can Now Cut Parking by up to 50% When Building Affordable Housing -
California religious properties will now have greatly reduced parking requirements should they seek to redevelop portions of their...more
BB&K's New Law Guidance for a Happy New Year -
At the start of each new year, Best Best & Krieger LLP provides critical legal updates for public agencies and businesses based on new laws and court decisions from the...more
Part 2: New Laws Impacting California Public Agencies for 2021 -
Among the new laws passed last year by California were a variety that seek to address the State’s ongoing housing shortage and environmental issues. Some of...more
Limited Local Control, Affordable Housing Incentives and More -
In what is shaping up to be an annual exercise, COVID-19 notwithstanding, the California Legislature has again enacted new laws to encourage housing...more
Part 2: California Laws Impacting Public Agencies for 2020 -
How do the laws passed last year by California lawmakers impact how public agencies do business in the new year? In this annual Legal Alert series, Best Best &...more
1/9/2020
/ Affordable Housing ,
Construction Project ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts (EIFDs) ,
General Plan ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Low Income Housing ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Mandatory Evacuation ,
Planning Approval Process ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Agencies ,
Public Contracts ,
Real Estate Development ,
Redevelopment ,
State and Local Government ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Wildfires ,
Zoning Laws
With California’s 2019 legislative session wrapping up, this Best Best & Krieger LLP webinar looks back on the key housing and land use bills from 2019. This webinar discusses which bills passed, which failed and what to look...more
Part 5: New California Housing Laws -
As part of its response to California’s housing crisis, the Legislature passed a handful of new laws that further limit local regulation of accessory dwelling units, or ADUs. The...more
Part 4: New California Housing Laws -
As part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pledge to create 3.5 million new housing units by 2025, he signed Senate Bill 330 on Oct. 9. The new law makes numerous changes to the Permit...more
10/16/2019
/ Affordable Housing ,
Applications ,
Building Permits ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
General Plan ,
Housing Market ,
Local Ordinance ,
Low-Income Issues ,
New Legislation ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Agencies ,
Real Estate Development ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Urban Planning & Development
Part 1: New California Housing Laws -
The California Department of Housing and Community Development was given more tools to hold cities accountable for housing-element compliance. Spanning 140 pages, Assembly Bill 101,...more
10/16/2019
/ Affordable Housing ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Density Bonus ,
Grants ,
Homeless Issues ,
Housing Market ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Multi-Family Development ,
Municipalities ,
Natural Disasters ,
New Legislation ,
Real Estate Development ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Credits ,
Urban Planning & Development