The nonprofit Yes In My Back Yard, based in Oakland, sued L.A. after the City Council refused to allow Uncommon Developers to use a fast-track affordable housing option to build a seven-story, 360-unit complex at 8217 North Winnetka Avenue, in Winnetka, the Los Angeles Daily News reported.
The YIMBY lawsuit, joined by an affiliate of the Chatsworth-based developer, is the latest skirmish in a battle over whether developers can use a directive by L.A. Mayor Karen Bass to quickly approve large, 100-percent affordable housing projects in single-family communities.
By then, developers had applied for fast-track approval for eight apartment complexes up to 80 feet tall next to homes in five single-family neighborhoods across the Valley sparking a fierce backlash by local residents and elected leaders.
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