On January 1, 2020, several housing-related bills recently signed into law by the Governor take effect. We will explain the upcoming changes in housing law through a series of updates. Our first update provided information...more
11/19/2019
/ Affordable Housing ,
Building Permits ,
CEQA ,
Conditional Use Permit ,
Construction Industry ,
County Planning Commissions ,
Density Bonus ,
Expedited Approval Process ,
Governor Newsom ,
Housing Developers ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
State and Local Government ,
Urban Planning & Development
Ahead of the January 1, 2020 effective date for several housing-related bills recently signed into law by the Governor, we will explain upcoming changes in housing law through a series of updates. Our first update provided...more
11/12/2019
/ Affordable Housing ,
Applications ,
Building Permits ,
CEQA ,
City Planning Departments ,
Density Bonus ,
Expedited Approval Process ,
Governor Newsom ,
Housing Developers ,
Land-Use Permits ,
New Rules ,
Sunset Provisions ,
Urban Planning & Development
On July 11, 2017, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors finally voted to adopt sweeping (and complex) changes to the City’s Inclusionary Affordable Housing program.....more
7/13/2017
/ Affordable Housing ,
Ballot Measures ,
Board of Supervisors ,
County Planning Commissions ,
Demolition ,
Density Bonus ,
Grandfathered Status ,
Housing Developers ,
Impact Fees ,
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance ,
Local Ordinance ,
Rental Property ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
San Francisco ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Zoning Laws
In the face of runaway housing costs, San Francisco is proposing to implement the state “density bonus” law. First adopted by the California legislature thirty-six years ago, the state law (California Government Code Section...more