Land Use,
Government
Aug. 1, 2024
Newsom takes aim at California's building codes
The order directs the California Department of Housing and Community Development to work with other state agencies to lower the cost of building and promote urban infill as part of the 2025 building code adoption cycle.
Housing advocates say Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest executive order addresses a missing piece of California's homebuilding agenda. It remains to be seen if the effort will face the kind of litigation previous housing reforms have encountered.
Wednesday's Executive Order N-2-24 doesn't directly address the two pillars of housing policy that lawmakers -- and lawsuits -- have frequently focused on: zoning and California Environmental Quality Act reform. Instead, it seek...
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