Real Estate/Development,
Government
Dec. 31, 2019
Is California’s Housing Crisis Act of 2019 the answer or state overreach?
Senate Bill is a lengthy and complicated piece of housing legislation that will significantly affect land development in California. But does the new law unreasonably curb local agencies’ police power? Or is it the answer to solving the state’s housing crisis?
Susan K. Hori
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Email: shori@manatt.com
Susan is a partner in Manatt's land use practice, and serves as the administrative partner of the firm's Orange County office. Her practice focuses on obtaining land use development entitlements for landowners and developers, including local land use approvals, CEQA compliance, and state and federal regulatory agency permits for real estate development projects.
Jennifer J. Lynch
Associate
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Email: JLynch@manatt.com
Jennifer is a land use associate in Manatt's Orange County office. She counsels and defends both public agencies and private developers regarding complex state and federal environmental and land use laws, with a special emphasis on CEQA, the California Coastal Act and the National Environmental Policy Act.
Senate Bill 330, signed into law on Oct. 9, is a lengthy and complicated piece of housing legislation that will significantly affect land development in California. But does the new law unreasonably curb local agencies’ police power? Or is it the answer to solving the state’s housing crisis?
SB 330 will go into effect Jan. 1, 2020, will sunset Jan. 1, 2025, and, in short, will substantially limit the ability of California cities and...
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