Property Owners, Real Estate Development, Environmental Review

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

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 7/22/2024

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

CEQA Case Report: 2021 Year in Review

Latham & Watkins LLP on 6/24/2022

CEQA Case Report: Understanding the Judicial Landscape for Development - Public agencies prevailed in 71% of CEQA cases analyzed. Latham & Watkins is pleased to present its fifth annual CEQA Case Report. Throughout...more

CEQA Document Filing Fees Increase for 2020

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 12/11/2019

California Department of Fish and Wildlife Annual Adjustments - The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced an increase in filing fees for all California Environmental Quality Act Notices of Determination...more

Update On SF Planning Department’s Streamlined Review Procedures for Development Projects

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass on 3/12/2019

In February, the San Francisco Planning Department issued the first quarterly performance report for implementation of its Process Improvements Plan, a program intended to overhaul the project review process. ...more

CEQA Project Baseline Should Not Have Been Set Prior to Demolition of Historic Structure

Perkins Coie on 10/26/2018

The Fourth District Court of Appeal held that the project baseline under CEQA for construction of a new home did not include demolition of a potential historic structure that had occurred before submittal of a permit...more

Improper CEQA Determination Does Not Trigger Regulatory Taking

Nossaman LLP on 9/21/2018

When a governmental agency improperly denies a permit application for a new development, and the proposed development is thereby delayed, does this result in a regulatory taking? ...more