Streamlined post-entitlement phase permit process in California
State departments may now approve housing plans, and all agencies now have tighter review timelines, or a building permit application is deemed complete.
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Tag: building permit
By 2028, online portals open to apply for housing development permits
AB 920 mandates centralized portals for online housing development applications by 2028 in all cities or counties with a population over 150,000.
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Third-party reviewer speeds up building permit approval process in California
Homebuilders now have the option to hire their own licensed engineers or architects to approve building plans when a local agency takes longer than 30 days to approve the plans.
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Remedies when the city council breaks housing laws
Assembly bill 712 holds local agencies accountable through painful money penalties and protections for applicants when agencies fail to follow housing reform laws.
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Housing developments get approvals in 45 days, period
Assembly bill 1007 amends the 90-day deadline into 45 days for a public agency to approve or disapprove a development project.
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The state steps up so locals get into the spirit of ADUs
Another new law is on the books to encourage ADU growth.
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One-to-ten unit housing permit times reduced
A new law cuts down permit times for small housing developments.
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May a local agency require payment of an impact fee to obtain a building permit when the fee amount is unrelated to the individual impact of the construction?
The U.S. Supreme Court holds impact fees which are a condition to receive building permits need a reasonable relationship between the fee amount and the individual impact.
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