Prior use and discretionary approvals for RV storage use did not form a basis to claim a vested right to expand a non-conforming use.
Continue Reading 30 Year RV-Boat Storage Use Lacks Vested Right To Expand
August 2012
Sacramento County Bar Association Real Property Law Section
William W. Abbott, partner at Abbott & Kindermann, LLP will be speaking on the following topic:
Subdivision Map Act – Road Hazards for Real Estate Practitioners
Date and Time:
Monday September 10, 2012 at 11:35 a.m.
Location:
The Firehouse Restaurant – Golden Eagle Room
112 Second Street, Old Sacramento, …
CEQA Reform – Senate Bill 317
Rewritten to address desperately needed CEQA reform, SB 317 (sponsored by Senator Rubio) proposes significant revisions to CEQA via a completely different statute – The Sustainable Environmental Protection Act. While environmentalists claim the changes are “last minute” and would completely “gut” CEQA, business interests contend the proposed changes have been in the works for at…
Only The Pecuniary Interests Of A Public Litigant May Be Considered When Awarding Attorneys’ Fees To The Public Litigant Under Code of Civil Procedure §1021.5
By Glen C. Hansen
In Conservatorship of Whitley (2010) 50 Cal. 4th 1206, the California Supreme Court examined the three requirements that litigants must prove in order to recover attorneys’ fees under California’s ‘private attorney general’ fee statute in Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5. Those factors are “(1) plaintiffs’ action ‘has resulted in the enforcement of an important right affecting the public interest,’ (2) ‘a significant benefit, whether pecuniary or nonpecuniary has been conferred on the general public or a large class of persons’ and (3) ‘the necessity and financial burden of private enforcement are such as to make the award appropriate.’” (Id. at p. 1214 (citation omitted).)Continue Reading Only The Pecuniary Interests Of A Public Litigant May Be Considered When Awarding Attorneys’ Fees To The Public Litigant Under Code of Civil Procedure §1021.5
Sacramento Valley is looking for young planners and mentors.
PLAN Sac Valley Mentoring Program
The award winning PLAN Sac Valley Mentoring Program provides the next generation of professional planners a challenging one-on-one and group mentoring forum for personal and professional growth and advancement. Applications are now available. For information on becoming a mentee or mentor go to: http://www.sacvalley-apa.org/ypgmenu/plan-sac-valley.html
Diane Kindermann to Speak on Stormwater Regulations
Diane Kindermann Henderson, a partner at the firm, will be speaking at the Lorman Seminar on Current Issues in Stormwater Regulation on August 16, 2012, in Redding. This seminar will discuss changes in Stormwater regulations including the new Draft Industrial NPDES Permit released in July, permitting processes, compliance and legal issues and the effects of…
Join William Abbott this summer at UC Davis Extension Land Use and Natural Resources Program
Vested Rights, Vesting Maps and Development Agreements
William Abbott
121LUP154
Thursday, August 23, 2012, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Sutter Square Galleria
Sacramento, CA
Development agreements are an effective avenue for a community and developer to come together and process a project. Both sides of the table need to carefully consider the terms of these contracts and…
Please join Diane Kindermann and her co-panelists on September 14, 2012, for a CEQA for LAFCO program
Instructors: Diane Kindermann, Bruce Baracco, Bob Klousner, Amanda Olekszulin, and Terry Rivasplata
The program is designed to give LAFCO, city and special district staff the ability to prepare, initiate, administer, review and comment on environmental documents required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). For more information, including Registration details, please visit www.Calafco.org
Motherlode Wineries & Vineyards Seminar, sponsored by Abbott & Kindermann, California Association of Winegrape Growers (“CAWG”) and others.
This seminar will guide winery, vineyard owners, operators and legal professionals through cost-effective strategies to address current environmental, business and technical challenges.
Two Dates and Locations:
November 6, 2012 – Oak Ridge Winery, Lodi; and
November 14, 2012 – Cielo Estate, Shingle Springs
More information, tentative agenda and registration coming soon.
Tenant Surveys Form Foundation of Denial of Mobilehome Park Conversion Request
By William W. Abbott
Mobilehome parks represent meaningful opportunities for affordable housing. Conversions of rental mobilehome parks to individual ownerships can create affordable ownership opportunities for lower income families and individuals, or displacement of the same economically disadvantaged households burdened with a difficult-to-relocate housing asset. The legislature has struggled with crafting the appropriate protocols for cities and counties to follow when reviewing applications for park conversion. The most recent judicial decision involves city and county practice when determining whether or not an application represented a bona fide application to convert (Government Code section 66427.5.)Continue Reading Tenant Surveys Form Foundation of Denial of Mobilehome Park Conversion Request