Undoubtedly, development impact fees (DIFs) can make or break the pro forma of any development project. Until this month, developers hoping to challenge the assessment of project-related DIFs were often limited in the causes...more
4/23/2024
/ Building Permits ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Construction Project ,
Fifth Amendment ,
George Sheetz v County of El Dorado ,
Impact Fees ,
Property Owners ,
Real Estate Development ,
SCOTUS ,
Supreme Court Justices ,
Takings Clause ,
Traffic Impact Assessments
As of January 31st, the deadline for many Bay Area cities and counties to adopt legally compliant Housing Elements now has passed, and many jurisdictions remain without certifications from the California Department of Housing...more
2/2/2023
/ California ,
City Planning Departments ,
Construction Project ,
Entitlements ,
Land Developers ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
New Rules ,
Property Owners ,
State and Local Government ,
Urban Planning & Development
After a nearly two-year wait, in Protecting Our Water and Environmental Resources v. County of Stanislaus (2020) __ Cal.5th ____ (POWER), the California Supreme Court unanimously rejected the County of Stanislaus’s (County)...more
Recent Cases - Land Use and Entitlements
The Second District Court of Appeal rejected a California Environmental Quality Act challenge to a mitigated negative declaration for a 24-room boutique hotel (the “Project”) in...more
In Sacramentans for Fair Planning v. City of Sacramento (2019) ___ Cal.App. 5th ___, the Third District Court of Appeal upheld the City of Sacramento’s use of a sustainable communities environmental assessment (“SCEA”)...more
8/5/2019
/ Appeals ,
CEQA ,
Construction Project ,
Due Process ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Equal Protection ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Land Developers ,
Sustainable Communities Strategy ,
Zoning Laws