Oct 18, 2022
AB 2011, the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022, and SB 6, the Middle Class Housing Act of 2022, are intended to permit residential development on sites currently zoned and designated for commercial or retail uses. Both bills were signed into law by...
Aug 2, 2022
The Court of Appeal in Reznitskiy v. County of Marin (June 15, 2022, No. A161813) ___Cal.App.5th___ resolved a question that had plagued planners and developers: Does the Housing Accountability Act (HAA) cover a project to build a single-family home? Click here to...
Feb 17, 2022
Below is a summary of significant housing legislation that was passed in the 2021 legislative session and subsequently signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. Click here to read more.
Dec 13, 2021
Goldfarb and Lipman has been retained by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to prepare materials to assist local jurisdictions in complying with SB 9, which allows up to four units on sites zoned for single-family homes. The firm presented a webinar on the...
Oct 22, 2021
The Second District Court of Appeal has issued the first published case on the standards that cities and counties must follow when an application is made for a “concession or incentive” under density bonus law. Click here to read more.
Oct 1, 2021
On September 16, 2021, the Governor signed Senate Bill No. 10, which allows a city or county to more easily upzone multifamily parcels to permit up to ten residential units. Click here to read more.
