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[Event] CEQA Decoded: Air Quality Analysis for Bay Area Projects - August 22nd, San Francisco, CA | JD Supra
July 25, 2024 August 22nd San Francisco, CA To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: August 22nd, 2024 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Farella Braun + Martel One Bush Street 9th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Join our next “CEQA Decoded” series program for Bay Area professionals, addressing key aspects of air quality impact analysis under CEQA, and highlighting the latest revisions to BAAQMD and City of San Francisco guidelines.
[Event] CEQA Decoded: Practical Insights for Bay Area Professionals - February 22nd, San Francisco, CA | JD Supra
January 30, 2024 February 22nd San Francisco, CA To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: February 22nd, 2024 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM PST Farella Braun + Martel One Bush Street 9th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 The CEQA process can be daunting, but being appropriately informed by a knowledgeable guide will create opportunity and cost savings throughout the life of a project.
San Francisco Board of Supervisors Passes Housing Fee Reform Legislation | JD Supra
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took the first of two votes to approve housing fee reform legislation last week. The legislation reduces by as much as a third the affordable housing fees and other impact fees in a bid to spur housing development and help the City reach its housing element goal of building over 82,000 housing units in the next eight years. For more information on the details of this legislation, please see our previous alert on this reform package.
Downtown San Francisco Adaptive Reuse Legislation Slated To Go Into Effect | JD Supra
As we alerted you on May 9, legislation to incentivize office and commercial building conversions to housing had begun working its way through the Board of Supervisors after approval by the San Francisco Planning Commission. The legislation, which is a critical piece of the City’s overall plan for revitalizing San Francisco, has now been approved by the Board of Supervisors and will go into effect on July 30, 2023.
California Court Issues First Decision Addressing Builder’s Remedy; Decision on Related Lawsuit Pending | JD Supra
The first California court decision to issue declaratory relief to a developer under the “builder’s remedy” appears to be on the horizon. The builder’s remedy has garnered significant attention over the past two years as cities and counties go through the sixth cycle of updating their “housing elements” – a process meant to hold local government accountable for combatting the housing shortage and affordability crisis California has faced since the late 1960’s.
Housing Fee Reform Legislation | JD Supra
San Francisco officials have introduced a number of new policies they hope will jump start the construction of new housing in San Francisco, which has largely stalled due to high construction costs, rising interest rates, and general economic uncertainty. Mayor London Breed and Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin have introduced a package of ordinances called the “Housing Fee Reform Plan” to reduce inclusionary housing requirements and reform development impact fees.
San Francisco Planning Commission Endorses Ordinances to Incentivize Adaptive Reuse in Downtown | JD Supra
The San Francisco Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval on May 4 of two ordinances aimed at revitalizing the City’s Downtown, South of Market Street, and Union Square districts. Vacant Office and Commercial Building Conversion Into Housing The first ordinance, proposed by Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Aaron Peskin, incentivizes the conversion of vacant office and commercial buildings into housing while also broadening the types of uses permitted by-right in commercial zones.
[Event] San Francisco’s Downtown: What Does the Future Hold? - February 28th, San Francisco, CA | JD Supra
As work habits continue to transition from office space to work from home, sparsely populated downtown office towers are proving to be a barrier to the City’s goal of repopulating the traditional financial district. Enter the appeal to convert properties built and used for commercial purposes into residential dwellings. But gutting a high-rise and rebuilding the inside as housing can be difficult, expensive, and may require more than changing the carpet and moving some walls.
[Webinar] How New Climate Change CEQA Thresholds Will Impact Bay Area Development Projects - September 22nd, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT | JD Supra
On April 20, 2022, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) adopted, updated – and significantly changed – thresholds of significance under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for determining when a development project will have significant climate change/greenhouse gas impacts.
New California Housing Laws: AB 68 Accessory Dwelling Units | JD Supra
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Newly Adopted California Housing Laws – Assembly Bill 1485 Streamlining the Permit Process for Housing Developments | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
Newly Adopted California Housing Laws – Senate Bill 330 Housing Crisis Act | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
Upcoming Changes to California Housing Laws – AB 1482 Tenant Protection Act | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
San Francisco COPA Program Rules Released | JD Supra
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Accessory Dwelling Units Authorized in New Construction | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
Keeping Tabs on Energy Efficiency – New Benchmarking Requirements for San Francisco | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
Attorney General Finds Impact Fees on Density Bonus Projects Invalid | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
California Legislators Tackle Affordable Housing with Flurry of Proposed Bills | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
"City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes" by Charles J. Higley
Charles J. Higley, City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes, 27 Ecology L.Q. (2000). Available at: http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/elq/vol27/iss3/4
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