#builders-remedy

#builders-remedy

Mountain View developer threatens legal action over imposed conditions on a builder's remedy project, highlighting tensions over zoning regulations and housing development.

Palo Alto City Council faces tension between local housing regulations and state laws permitting denser housing amid a missed deadline for housing element certification.

Leo Pustilnikov is using builder's remedy to push through a new 90-unit multifamily building in Beverly Hills, focusing on affordable housing units.

The builders' remedy loophole in California is being tested for housing development.

Legal battles indicate cities must comply with housing needs despite local zoning rules.

An L.A. court judge recently denied developer Leo Pustilnikov's application to build a 35-unit apartment project in Redondo Beach.

The judge clarified that the site where Pustilnikov wants to build is not zoned for residential property, despite the builder's remedy applying in a coastal zone.

The California State Assembly passed a bill to clarify and structure the use of builder's remedy, aiming to ease development challenges.

Soundview Investment Partners has used the builder's remedy to seek approval for a 17-story apartment highrise in Beverly Hills.

The builder's remedy loophole allows developers to bypass local zoning rules if cities fail to certify their state housing plans.

San Jose's housing plan for the coming years has gained state approval after a one-year delay.

The plan aims to accommodate 62,200 additional homes in the 2023-31 cycle, with 15,000 reserved as affordable housing.

Crescent Heights has filed plans to build a 20-story residential tower in Beverly Hills, using the state builder's remedy to bypass local zoning rules.

The project would include at least 20% affordable housing, in accordance with state housing law.

Beverly Hills has failed to win approval for a state-mandated housing plan, making it a target for builder's remedy applications.

California officials, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, have asked to intervene in a court case over the legitimacy of builder's remedy.

This is the first time the state has intervened in a court case around builder's remedy and has publicly singled out a city over the issue.

Santa Monica has been recognized as a prohousing city by the state of California for its efforts in accelerating housing approvals and reducing barriers to construction.

The city has achieved this recognition through programs like the Affordable Housing Production Program, which requires developers to contribute to affordable housing and ensures that 30% of newly constructed housing is affordable for low- and moderate-income households.

A court has denied Leo Pustilnikov's application to build a 35-unit apartment project in Redondo Beach, following a tentative ruling a week ago.

Pustilnikov plans to appeal the decision.

Developers are increasingly using the builder's remedy due to new housing laws to spur construction.

At least 93 builder's remedy projects with 17,000 potential new homes have been proposed in California in the last two years.

San Jose is rejecting housing proposals that attempt to bypass city development standards under the builder's remedy provision of state housing law.

The city's actions could lead to legal challenges and are seen as highly aggressive by some developers.

San Jose is fighting back against the builder's remedy provision that allows developers to build projects without a housing plan

The city wants to win back housing units that were previously approved but downsized by developers under the builder's remedy

Cupertino has reached a settlement with YIMBY Law and the California Housing Defense Fund over its failure to meet the state deadline for housing elements.

As part of the settlement, Cupertino will revise its plans for housing in accordance with state law and has agreed to follow the builder's remedy.

Cupertino must approve 4,588 new homes by 2031, with 1,880 of them designated for low-income households.

A developer has filed an application to build the tallest building in Beverly Hills through a legal loophole known as builder's remedy.

The 17-story tower would be built on Rodeo Drive, and the proposal was submitted by Max Netty of Soundview Investment Partners.