Litigation & Arbitration
Jul. 14, 2023
La Cañada Flintridge may face 'builder's remedy' to bypass its zoning laws
The city could now be subject to a "builder's remedy" -- a state action allowing developers of affordable housing to bypass zoning requirements in cities without a state-approved housing plan.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge found that La Cañada Flintridge missed a deadline to reach compliance with state housing guidelines, potentially opening the city up to state intervention.
In a ruling delivered on Tuesday, Judge James C. Chalfant said that the city had failed to pass a housing element that complies with state laws aimed at alleviating the housing crisis by a deadline in October 2022. Californians for Homeownership Inc. v. City of La Cañada Flintridge, 23STCP00699...
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