Vol. 22 No. 10 Oct 2007
San Pedro Infill Project Presents Conundrum
24 September 2007 - 3:07pm | Author: Paul Shigley
Regional planning strategies are not necessarily compatible with local desires, especially when satisfying regional needs means putting a bunch more cars on already overburdened streets.
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Price: $2.95No Subdivision Rules: Take That To The (Mitigation) Bank
24 September 2007 - 2:55pm | Author: CP&DR Staff
The creation of a “land bank” and the subsequent sale of mitigation credits within the bank is not subject to requirements of the Subdivision Map Act, according to the attorney general’s office.Price: $2.95 » read more | add to cart
Price: $2.95What's A Business Worth? City Says Not Much; Court Disagrees
24 September 2007 - 2:37pm | Author: CP&DR Staff
An appellate court has upheld the awarding of $200,000 for lost goodwill to a business owner whose shop was taken by the Inglewood Redevelopment Agency, even though the business had mostly lost money.Price: $2.95 » read more | add to cart
Price: $2.95Highway 4 Dedication Demand Ruled Constitutional
24 September 2007 - 2:28pm | Author: CP&DR Staff
The requirement that two Antioch property owners dedicate land for a new highway bypass when they develop their property is constitutional, the First District Court of Appeal has ruled.Price: $2.95 » read more | add to cart
Price: $2.95Billboard Company's Lawsuit Tossed For Lack Of Standing
24 September 2007 - 2:09pm | Author: CP&DR Staff
A billboard company may not bring a California Environmental Quality Act lawsuit over the City of West Hollywood’s amended sign ordinance, the Second District Court of Appeal has ruled.Price: $2.95 » read more | add to cart
Price: $2.95Court Smacks Down EIR Request And Other Court's Different Ruling
24 September 2007 - 1:16pm | Author: CP&DR Staff
A new environmental impact report is not required for a drastically modified high-rise project proposed in downtown Los Angeles, because there is substantial evidence that a 2005 addendum to a 1989 EIR was sufficient, the Second District Court of Appeal has ruled.Price: $2.95 » read more | add to cart
Price: $2.95Court Defers On General Plan, Density Bonuses
24 September 2007 - 12:55pm | Author: Paul Shigley
In a decision deferential to city officials, an appellate court has upheld the City of Vacaville’s approval of an 860-acre project as compatible with the general plan. The decision also provides the first published ruling on the recently amended state density bonus law, which the court applies very broadly.Price: $2.95 » read more | add to cart
Price: $2.95Lawmakers Approve Flood Measures
24 September 2007 - 12:41pm | Author: Paul ShigleyWhat a difference a year can make.
During the final days of the 2006 legislative session, a package of bills intended to force better coordination between flood control and land use planning in the Central Valley and Bay Delta region died amid a deluge of acrimony. This year, however, state lawmakers approved six bills similar to measures that failed last year.
Price: $2.95LA, SD Try To Maintain Downtown Affordability
24 September 2007 - 12:12pm | Author: Morris Newman
Just as a well-aimed bowling ball can be expected to knock down all ten pins and boost a bowler to a top score, many planners believe that a well-written zoning ordinance can steer the housing market toward socially beneficial ends. There is a difference between a bowling lane, however, and a downtown area.Price: $2.95 » read more | add to cart
Price: $2.95Second District Court Rejects EIR and Halts Playa Vista Development
24 September 2007 - 11:52am | Author: CP&DR Staff
Playa Vista development in Los Angeles gets put on hold again, Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge tells city and UC to play nice, a San Luis Obispo landowner sues after winning approval to develop, State Auditor keeps busy with both good marks and ultimatums, and Glendale approves two residential towers downtown.Price: $2.95 » read more | add to cart
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