Topic
Housing Density
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Coblentz Law
LAI Land Economics Society – Salon: Housing Density Bonus
Join Coblentz partners Ashley Weinstein-Carnes and Gregg Miller on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, for the LAI Land Economics Society’s Housing Density Bonus Salon. Ashley and Gregg will join Kate Conner,…
Rocky Mountain Real Estate Law
Colorado Cities Sue State Over 2024 Housing Density and Parking Reforms
Several Colorado municipalities have sued the state challenging the constitutionality of landmark zoning reforms enacted in 2024. The lawsuit specifically concerns two new laws passed by the legislature and one…
Land Use Law Blog
2nd District Court of Appeal Upholds Local Governments’ Discretion to Override Housing Density Caps
By Abbott & Kindermann, Inc., William W. Abbott, Diane G. Kindermann
In AIDS Healthcare Foundation v. Bonta (2024) 101 Cal.App.5th 73, the Second District Court of Appeal upheld the power of local governments to override housing density caps, including caps adopted…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Court Invalidates Ordinance Reducing Floor Area Ratio on Residential Lots
By Marie Cooper
The Housing Crisis Act of 2019, which enacted Government Code section 66300, generally precludes a city from reducing the intensity of land use on a parcel where housing is allowed…
Real Estate & Construction
Trial Court Decision Indicates that Housing Must be Permitted at General Plan Density, Regardless of More Restrictive Zoning
In YIMBY v. City of Los Angeles (Super. Ct. L.A. County, 2022, No. 21STCP03883), a Los Angeles County trial court decided a number of issues under California housing laws. Though…
CEQA Chronicles
Trial Court Decision Indicates that Housing Must be Permitted at General Plan Density, Regardless of More Restrictive Zoning
In YIMBY v. City of Los Angeles (Super. Ct. L.A. County, 2022, No. 21STCP03883), a Los Angeles County trial court decided a number of issues under California housing laws. Though…
Unfamiliar Terrain
Land Use Showdown: Battle Lines Are Drawn in SB 827 Housing Density and Height Debate
By Tay Via
[Originally posted on March 19, 2018, updated on April 11, 2018] Building on the state’s major housing legislation from 2017, Senator Scott Wiener’s SB 827 proposes major increases in height…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
California Coastal Act Trumps Statutes Awarding Density and Height Increase Bonuses
Statutes awarding housing density and height increase bonuses do not take precedence over the California Coastal Act, according to a decision of the Second Circuit Court of Appeal. Kalnel Gardens,…
Land Use Law Blog
NO NEW ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW REQUIRED TO INCREASE HOUSING DENSITIES IN CITY’S GENERAL PLAN
By Katherine J. Hart In Latinos Unidos de Napa v. City of Napa (2013) 221 Cal.App.4th 192; 2013 Cal.App. LEXIS 893 (Latinos Unidos II), the Court of Appeals, First Appellate…