Abbott & Kindermann, LLP is pleased to announce that Diane Kindermann will be a member of the faculty for “Proactive Subdivision Map and Entitlement Strategies Post-Recession in California,” a continuing education seminar to be held in Palm Desert, CA by Lorman Education Services. As Ms. Kindermann’s guest, you are eligible for 20% off the registration
March 2014
City Subdivision Regulations Do Not Apply To Family Compound On Existing Lots
By William W. Abbott
Tower Lane Properties v. City of Los Angeles (February 28, 2014, B244092) ___ Cal.App.4th ___. This one is not complicated. Facing an applicant’s request for a grading permit on a hillside to construct three homes and accessory uses on three existing parcels, the city required the property owner to obtain a tentative map. The requirement stemmed from the city’s ordinance which specified that a map was required if grading activity involved a hillside site of 60,000 square feet or more. The city offered a waiver of the map requirement, conditioned upon completion of CEQA documentation. Passing on the waiver option, the applicant filed suit to set aside the requirement to process the tentative map as no subdivision was involved.Continue Reading City Subdivision Regulations Do Not Apply To Family Compound On Existing Lots
Register Today – Proactive Land Use Entitlement Strategies For Raw Land And Updates To Existing Entitlements Class
Join William Abbott and Kate Hart of Abbott & Kindermann, LLP in a new class which ties together best practices for land development projects. This is an advanced class aimed primarily at project managers, engineers, and development consultants. This intense, three hour class interprets and applies:
- CEQA
- Permit Streamlining Act
- Subdivision Map Act
- Clean Water Act
- Endangered Species Act
- Updating Existing Entitlements
So Your Neighbor Wants To Build An Ornate Wall Between Your Adjoining Properties – In The Absence Of An Agreement, Who Pays?
By Glen Hansen
Your neighbor builds (or wants to build) an ornate wall between your two properties. Then your neighbor emails to you the invoice, and asks you to contribute one-half the cost of the edifice. Do you have to pay if the cost of the wall is excessive in your opinion? What if you can barely afford half the cost of a chain link fence, let alone THAT wall? Prior to January 1, 2014, the law was not too helpful in answering those questions.Continue Reading So Your Neighbor Wants To Build An Ornate Wall Between Your Adjoining Properties – In The Absence Of An Agreement, Who Pays?
Abbott & Kindermann, LLP Is Pleased To Announce An Upcoming Seminar At Which Brian Russell Will Be Speaking
What: "8th Annual Best Practices in Winery Operations: Risks and Rewards" Seminar
When: March 27 & 28, 2014
Where: Napa River Inn – Napa, CA
This seminar will cover the legal, regulatory, technical and operational issues involved in the successful management of wineries big and small.
For more information click here.
2nd Annual Class – Proactive Land Use Entitlement Strategies For Raw Land And Updates To Existing Entitlements
Join William Abbott and Kate Hart of Abbott & Kindermann, LLP in a new class which ties together best practices for land development projects. This is an advanced class aimed primarily at project managers, engineers, and development consultants. This intense, three hour class interprets and applies:
- CEQA
- Permit Streamlining Act
- Subdivision Map Act
- Clean Water Act
- Endangered Species Act
- Updating Existing Entitlements
Please Join William Abbott On March 14, 2014 For UC Davis Extension’s Annual Land Use Law Review and Update Class.
For details click here to view the brochure.
March 14, 2014 – Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sacramento: Sutter Square Galleria, 2901 K Street
Enroll in section 133LUP141.
Even If The Policies Behind Affordable Housing Are Thwarted, A Court May Not Use “Equitable Principles” To Avoid Public Entity Immunity In The Tort Claims Act.
By Glen Hansen
In Tuthill v. City of San Buenaventura (2014) ___ Cal.App.4th ___, the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District held that a trial court could not apply equitable principles to circumvent the statutory scheme of public entity immunity embodied in Government Code section 815 et seq, in order to award damages against a city based on the city’s failure to disclose affordable housing restrictions that applied to plaintiffs’ townhomes.Continue Reading Even If The Policies Behind Affordable Housing Are Thwarted, A Court May Not Use “Equitable Principles” To Avoid Public Entity Immunity In The Tort Claims Act.