Land Use, Environmental, and Real Estate Law in California
Stopthemillenniumhollywood.com et al., v. City of Los Angeles et al. 2019 Cal.App. LEXIS 780
In Stopthemillenniumhollywood.com et al., v. City of Los Angeles et al. 2019 Cal.App. LEXIS 780, the Court of Appeal delivered a setback to mixed use proposals by invalidating an EIR lacking a specific development proposal, but which evaluated different land…
Sacramentans for Fair Planning v. City of Sacramento (2019) 2019 Cal.App. LEXIS 646
The City of Sacramento, a charter city, approved a fifteen-story mixed use project in its Midtown area, significantly in excess of its adopted height and FAR standards. This approval was based upon a general plan policy which stated, “The City may allow…
Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann’s 2019 2nd Quarter cumulative CEQA update. This summary provides links to more in-depth case write-ups on the firm’s blog. The case names of the newest decisions start with Section 3 and are denoted by bold italic fonts.
1. 2019 CEQA UPDATE
To read the 2018 cumulative CEQA review, click…
By William W. Abbott & Kristen Kortick
Center for Biological Diversity v. Department of Conservation, etc. (2019) 36 Cal.App.5th 210.
The question “how much is enough?” for programmatic EIRs remains an ongoing challenge for CEQA practitioners. Programmatic EIRs are frequently prepared in conjunction with broad legislative acts where specific detail as to how the…
By William W. Abbott & Kristen Kortick
In 2014, real parties Forest City California Residential Development and Hearst Communications, Inc. (collectively “real parties”) sought to redevelop the San Francisco Chronicle building and surrounding structures and parcels…
Readers of this blog know that CEQA reform is an issue near and dear to the firm. While many share our interest, apparently the Legislature believes in CEQA reform only for businesses involved in major league…
By William Abbott and Kristen Kortick
Berkeley Hills Watershed Coalition v. City of Berkeley (2019) 31 Cal.App.5th 880.
Real parties filed for approvals to construct three homes on contiguous parcels in Berkeley hills. The City Board of Zoning Adjustment found that the proposed construction qualified for a Class 3 exemption (new construction of…
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Stay up-to-date on recent developments in California law affecting land use, planning and environmental compliance. Experts from the field provide succinct and practical analysis on recent case law and significant legislative and administrative changes that took effect this year.
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March 15, 2019 – Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Reserve your seat for one of four seminars taking place in early 2019.
In January and February 2019 Abbott & Kindermann, Inc. will present its 18th annual educational program for clients and colleagues interested in current land use, environmental, and real estate issues affecting commercial and residential development, agriculture, real estate transactions, easements, mining…
Reserve your seat for one of four seminars taking place in early 2019.
In January and February 2019 Abbott & Kindermann, Inc. will present its 18th annual educational program for clients and colleagues interested in current land use, environmental, and real estate issues affecting commercial and residential development, agriculture, real estate transactions, easements, mining…
