Bill separating new California warehouses from neighborhoods signed into law

The signing of AB 98 represents an important step forward for communities impacted by the over proliferation of warehousing,

This legislation strikes a delicate balance that puts in place a higher standard for logistic development near sensitive receptors.

Depending where they are, warehouses must have setbacks of 300 or 500 feet from homes, schools, daycares and other so-called sensitive receptors.

If homes are demolished to make way for a warehouse, AB 98 requires two replacement units of affordable housing for every one displaced.

Read at The Mercury News