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2024 California Developers’ Toolkit: Density Bonus Law, Housing Laws, & Strategies for Success

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The California Legislature has continued to refine the Density Bonus Law over the years, making important updates to housing laws that impact developers across the state. Recent legislative changes include key updates on...more

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What You Need to Know About Your New Jersey Municipality’s Zoning & Land Use Laws

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Before starting a real estate or land development project at your South Jersey home or business location, it is essential to understand the basics of municipality land use laws. In New Jersey, every municipality is...more

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[Event] Uniting for Action: A Discussion About Collaborative Solutions for Northeast Ohio’s Housing Future - November 1st,...

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Local and state elected officials, community stakeholders, private developers, and employers are grappling with Ohio’s recognized lack of high-quality, workforce-attainable housing options. While Ohio has been successful in...more

Hogan Lovells

US: City of Yes for Housing Opportunity (October 2024 update)

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We have previously written about proposed changes to zoning regulations in New York City that are intended to spur the production of affordable housing; these changes are officially known as the "City of Yes for Housing...more

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Reimagining Real Estate: Repurposing in the U.S.

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We consider how legislative reform, tax incentives, relaxing zoning restrictions and repurposing to mixed use are all being deployed. Affordable housing in the U.S. - how do we solve the problem? In the United States,...more

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[Event] Uniting for Action: A Discussion on Collaborating Solutions for Central Ohio’s Housing Future - October 18th,...

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Local and state elected officials, community stakeholders, private developers, and employers are grappling with Ohio’s recognized lack of high-quality, workforce-attainable housing options. While Ohio has been successful in...more

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California Legislature Passes Major Reforms for "Builder's Remedy" Projects

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California law requires cities and counties to regularly plan for new housing development and to prepare and adopt housing elements that formalize these plans. For those cities and counties that fail to adopt housing elements...more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Determines That Zoning Officer Had Authority to Issue Zoning Use Permit, but the Practical Application...

In a July 17, 2024 Opinion, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided in AUUE, Inc. v. Borough of Jefferson Hills Zoning Hearing Board, No. 28 WAP 2022, ___ A.3d ___ (Pa. 2024), that the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code...more

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Office of the Attorney General Releases Informal Opinion Shedding Light on the Meaning of “Mixed Use” Zoning Districts Under Live...

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The Live Local Act (Act), originally passed on March 29, 2023, was modified by SB328 on May 16, 2024. While the Act has been heralded as a solution to Florida’s affordable housing shortage, it has faced roadblocks since its...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Changes to 40B and Affordable Housing Preferences for Veterans: What You Need to Know About the 2024 Massachusetts Affordable...

The new Affordable Homes Act revised Section 22 of Chapter 40B, part of the comprehensive permit law, to require the Housing Appeals Committee to notify the Secretary of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities...more

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[Event] Uniting for Action in Northwest Ohio: A Discussion on Collaborative Solutions for Ohio's Housing Crisis - August 28th,...

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Session: Incentivizing Housing Development in Northwest Ohio: Finding Opportunities and Overcoming Barriers - Overview of Statewide market conditions for housing development & how to build successful public-private...more

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Green Fast Track for Housing Rule to Streamline Residential Development in NYC

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As part of Mayor Eric Adams' "Get Stuff Built" initiative to increase housing supply and reduce regulatory constraints on new development, the New York City Planning Commission approved the Green Fast Track for Housing Rule...more

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Zoning Appeals: Have We Been Doing This Wrong for 30 Years?

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Since the end of 1993, Florida land use and zoning lawyers have been taught the basics: a rezoning hearing is quasi-judicial in nature and appeals of the decision go to circuit court on certiorari review. Why is this? Because...more

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Significant Changes to Statutory Process for Zoning Appeals: What You Need to Know About the 2024 Massachusetts Affordable Housing...

The Massachusetts Affordable Homes Act (H. 4977), signed into law on August 6, 2024, makes several significant changes to the statutory provisions governing appeals from zoning decisions under G.L. c. 40A, § 17. Where...more

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Ivy City: Draft Small Area Plan Released for Public Comment

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The Office of Planning (OP) has worked with Ivy City residents, community stakeholders and Washington, D.C., government agencies to develop the Ivy City Small Area Plan (ICSAP). Ivy City is a historically Black neighborhood...more

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Friend of the Shawangunks v. Town of Gardiner Planning Board: Litigation Concerning a Popular Outdoor Recreation Area Prompts the...

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OVERVIEW - The Shawangunk Ridge is a cluster of bedrock in upstate New York popular for its scenery and outdoor recreation. The Town of Gardiner’s (“Gardiner”) Shawangunk Ridge Protection District (“SRPD”) protects the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Big Streamlining for Small Subdivision Developers

To address the housing crisis in California, Senate Bill 684 (SB 684), passed in 2023 but effective as of July 1, 2024, aims to simplify the approval process for small-scale for-sale housing projects, facilitate a quicker...more

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Osceola County Considers 90-Day Moratorium on Residential Development Rezoning Applications

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The Osceola Board of County Commissioners is proposing a 90-day county-wide moratorium on applications that would allow residential development on land zoned for non-residential uses, among other restrictions. The proposed...more

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Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (6/26/24) – Construction Growth in Office and Data Center Sectors, Slight Ease in Consumer...

In our latest roundup, U.S. interest rates remain uncertain, construction firms continue to use artificial intelligence, New York City updates commercial zoning regulations, and more!...more

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UCSF Hospital Project Was Exempt From Local Land Use Regulations Even If Not Pursued Solely For Governmental Purposes

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Project opponents were unable to state a claim against the Regents of the University of California based on allegations that a new hospital at the University of California, San Francisco campus would violate local land use...more

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New Law Targets Legal Hurdles in Colorado Land Use Approvals

On May 30, 2024, Governor Jared Polis signed House Bill 24-1107 (HB24-1107) into law.  This bill implements two significant reforms applicable to legal challenges to land use approvals brought pursuant to Colorado Rule of...more

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Abutter’s Diminution in Property Value Argument Found Insufficient to Confer Standing to Challenge Special Permit for Research and...

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In Pobeda RT II, LLC v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Watertown, 104 Mass. App. Ct. 250 (2024), the Court of Appeals confirmed the longstanding holding that “diminution in property value is an insufficient basis for standing...more

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Decision Clarifies Role of Zoning Officers in Determinations

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A recent Commonwealth Court decision answers two important questions about how zoning officers function under Pennsylvania law: (1) whether verbal statements from a zoning officer can serve as official “determinations” or...more

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Court Holds Character of Neighborhood and Zoning District Is an Objective, Not Subjective Standard

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In a ruling that reinforces the importance of neighborhood compatibility in zoning decisions, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court upheld the denial of a special exception for a proposed gun range. In Cogan Properties, LLC v....more

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Orange County Proposes Temporary Suspension Ordinance on New Development Applications

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Orange County (the “County”) proposed a Temporary Suspension Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) which would defer decisions on development applications within the County’s unincorporated areas....more

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