California law sidesteps NIMBY advocates to build more homeless resource centers
A new anti-NIMBY law clears the path for centers providing homeless resources.
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Tag: California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
California State Budget rewards development, punishes NIMBYs
first tuesday breaks down the most important housing and homelessness items of the 2019 California state budget.
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Fewer projects will undergo CEQA aesthetic evaluations
This bill allows certain projects to forego the aesthetic impacts evaluation previously required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
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Developers beat the CEQA with ballot measures
Developers in California have figured out how to use ballot measures to avoid project delays caused by the CEQA.
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Gov. Brown foregoes green law to build more housing
The governor proposed a plan for urban infill housing projects exempt from environmental review under the CEQA.
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CEQA still allows others to hold back the housing recovery, for now
SB 731, the CEQA reform bill, dies in the CA Legislature.
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EIR not intended to show environmental impact on a project
A developer applied to the city to rezone a tract of land near a sewage treatment facility for...
Read MoreCEQA requirements for city or county projects
This law clarifies the procedures for determining the environmental impact of city or county projects as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). CA Public Resources Code §21083.9 Amended by S.B. No. 226...
Read MoreParcel’s water allocation for agricultural use proper basis for subdivision’s impact on water usage
A developer sought approval from a local government agency to develop a parcel of land previously used for agricultural purposes for residential use. The agency conducted the mandatory environmental impact report (EIR) on the...
Read MoreAdministrative issuance of demolition permit does not require environmental impact report
A property owner applied for a demolition permit under existing ordinances allowing for the removal of improvements on his property. The local government agency granted the property owner a demolition permit without conducting...
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