"I respectfully want to tell you the town's multiple lawsuits (related to housing construction), including attempting to block this development, will cost the town dearly in terms of the money that it not only has to pay its own attorneys, but also the prevailing developers and the state in penalties,"
"I'm not going to exaggerate to you. We recently cashed the attorney's fees check from another city and are in final negotiations on the amount of attorneys' fees that a third city will be paying us,"
"This was after they were both advised to settle by their attorneys because there was no path to victory for them and they needed to stop the bleeding."
"As I look at this, we are processing this application, I'm not seeing any evidence that we're blocking it. Just as we have to comply with the (California Housing Accountability Act), so does the applicant. And we have objective standards that require an arborist report, that require an architect r"
Ben Eisenberg warned the town that lawsuits tied to housing construction and attempts to block his 13-story, 119-apartment Vista Capri project will impose significant attorney fees, payments to prevailing developers, and state penalties. Eisenberg is advancing Vista Capri under the state's builder's remedy, which permits bypassing local height and density limits when local housing plans lack state approval. He cited recent recoveries of attorney fees from other cities and ongoing settlements. The council unanimously approved a resolution rejecting claims of obstruction; Vice Mayor Maria Ristow said the town is processing the application and enforcing objective standards and state law compliance.
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