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California Open to Input on Endangered Species Listing for Burrowing Owl

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The western burrowing owl was just recently elevated to a “candidate species” under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). As a candidate species, the owl now...more

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D.C.'s DOEE Publishes Long-Awaited Proposed Revisions to District Flood Hazard Rules

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The D.C. Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) on July 19, 2024, published a proposed rulemaking (Proposed Rule) to adopt amendments to the District's Flood Hazard Rules (Rules) contained in Chapter 31, Title 20 of the...more

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Ivy City: Draft Small Area Plan Released for Public Comment

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The Office of Planning (OP) has worked with Ivy City residents, community stakeholders and Washington, D.C., government agencies to develop the Ivy City Small Area Plan (ICSAP). Ivy City is a historically Black neighborhood...more

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Virginia State Code Changes Impact Public Hearing Timing

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Changes are coming to Fairfax and Loudoun counties’ public hearing processes after state-level changes to notice requirements became effective on July 1, 2023. The changes impact land use cases when the planning...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB, FTC Seek Public Comment on Tenant Background Checks

On February 28, 2023, the FTC and the CFPB issued a joint request for information (“RFI”) seeking public comment on background checks used to screen potential tenants for rental housing...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

As Rockville Begins Zoning Ordinance Rewrite, Lawmakers Consider Interim Floating Zones

The City of Rockville has launched the rewrite of its Zoning Ordinance to modernize it and implement the 2040 Comprehensive Plan of the City of Rockville (2040 Plan). Because the city anticipates the rewrite to be a lengthy...more

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EIR Recirculation Not Required Where Final Version of Approved Project Was Not Specifically Evaluated in EIR

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The Second District Court of Appeal held that: (1) despite revisions to a mixed-use development project, the project description in the EIR was “accurate, stable, and finite;” (2) an opportunity for public comment on the...more

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First District Holds EIR’s Analysis of “No Project” Alternative To City of Livermore Residential Development Violated CEQA By...

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In a published decision filed March 30, 2022, the First District Court of Appeal (Division 5) reversed a trial court judgment upholding the reissued final environmental impact report (“RFEIR”) for a 44-single family residence...more

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Proposed Chevy Chase Small Area Plan

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The DC Office of Planning has released a draft of the Chevy Chase Small Area Plan that is now available online. Public comments are sought on the draft plan, which will guide future development in the Chevy Chase area of the...more

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Orange County Proposes School Impact Fee Increases – Public Comments on April 8th

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Residential developers should take note of the potential increases in school impact fees for new developments in Orange County (the “County”)....more

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California's 2019 Housing Laws: What You Need to Know - Another Wave of New Laws Shifts Housing Processing at the Local Government...

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• After the California Legislature passed a high-profile package of 15 new housing laws in 2017, it has continued to focus on housing laws in 2018 to address the state's epic housing shortage. • As Gov. Jerry Brown winds...more

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Willamette Falls Riverwalk Moving Forward Despite Adversity

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Willamette Falls, between Oregon City and West Linn, is the second-largest waterfall in the U.S. by volume. Home of the nation's first hydroelectric project in 1888, the falls have largely been cut off from public view since...more

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First Appellate District Rejects Urban Decay Claim, Upholds EIR for New El Dorado County Courthouse

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Since the 2004 decision in Bakersfield Citizens for Local Control v. City of Bakersfield, CEQA petitioners challenging development projects often assert that the lead agency has failed to adequately analyze urban decay...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

CEQA Compliance for Commercial Cannabis Business Licensing under MAUCRSA - Proposal Open to Comments

The Bureau of Cannabis Control proposes to adopt a Negative Declaration related to its regulatory licensing and enforcement program for commercial cannabis distributors, retailers, testing laboratories, and microbusinesses...more

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Final BLM Planning 2.0 Rule Released

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The Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) has released its final Planning 2.0 rule for publication in the Federal Register. It will be effective 30 days after publication. The rule represents a comprehensive change to the...more

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Proposed Extensions for Boston's Expiring Urban Renewal Plans

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The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) is considering 10-year extensions for 14 urban renewal plans, originally adopted in the 1960s and early 1970s, that cover approximately 10% of Boston’s land area. If the proposed...more

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