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Supreme Court’s Sheetz decision casts doubt on validity of Massachusetts inclusionary zoning regulations

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado may have a profound impact on inclusionary zoning ordinances and bylaws in Massachusetts. I suspect few of those regulations – if challenged – will...more

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DC Zoning Commission Dismisses Proposed Text Amendment to Add Inclusionary Zoning to Downtown Zones

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As DC continues to explore ways to incentivize office-to-residential conversions and revitalize downtown, the Zoning Commission recently dismissed a pending text amendment that would have removed the exemption for...more

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D.C. Zoning Commission Votes to Dismiss Inclusionary Zoning Amendment

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At its public meeting on March 30, 2023, the District of Columbia Zoning Commission voted (3-1-1) to deny a public hearing to consider a text amendment put forth by the Office of the Attorney General for the District of...more

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D.C. Office of Planning Recommends Not Moving Forward with Inclusionary Zoning Amendment

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The Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (OAG) filed a petition in December 2021 to amend Subtitle I of the Zoning Regulations to apply the Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) program to currently exempt Downtown...more

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City of Newark Poised to Pass Amended Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance

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On March 8, 2022, Mayor Ras J. Baraka introduced amendments to the City of Newark’s Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance (“IZO”) that may have far reaching impact on residential development in the City. The proposed amendments...more

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Ontario’s Housing Affordability Task Force Urges Major Reforms to Approvals Process for Residential Development

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On February 8, 2022, the Housing Affordability Task Force reported to the Government of Ontario on the state of the housing market in Ontario. Its 33-page Report makes 55 recommendations intended to remove impediments to the...more

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D.C. Zoning Commission Responds to Two of Attorney General’s Inclusionary Zoning Proposals

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On December 2, 2021, the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (OAG), filed four petitions with the Zoning Commission (ZC) to amend the Zoning Regulations as an effort to increase the supply of...more

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Toronto City Council Adopts Inclusionary Zoning Framework

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The Toronto City Council adopted an Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) policy framework during the Council meeting from November 9-12, 2021, making it mandatory for certain new residential developments to include affordable housing....more

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D.C. Zoning Commission Takes Proposed Action on "Expanded IZ" Text Amendment

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At the conclusion of its public hearing on Nov. 16, 2020, the Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia (Commission) took proposed action on Z.C. Case No. 20-02, which proposes text amendments to the Zoning Regulations...more

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D.C. Office of Planning Recommends Public Hearing for Expanded Inclusionary Zoning

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The District of Columbia Office of Planning (OP) on Sept. 4, 2020, filed a Set Down and Prehearing Report recommending that the Zoning Commission set down Z.C. Case No. 20-02 for a public hearing. Z.C. Case No. 20-02 proposes...more

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Governor Brown Signs Major Housing Package Into Law

On September 29, 2017, Governor Brown signed into law a 15-bill housing package. The housing package did not include AB 915, which would have authorized the City and County of San Francisco to impose local inclusionary...more

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What You Need to Know About San Francisco’s Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program

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

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