California Land Use & Development Law Report
California Land Use & Development Law Report
California Land Use & Development Law Report offers insights into legal issues relating to development and use of land and federal, state and local permitting and approval processes.
December 18, 2025
Court of Appeal Rejects Housing Element Overlay Strategy
In New Commune DTLA LLC v. City of Redondo Beach, 115 Cal.App.5th 111 (2025), the Second District Court of Appeal reversed a judgment upholding Redondo Beach’s housing element and ordered the trial court to issue a writ compelling housing element revision.
November 28, 2023
Court Invalidates Ordinance Reducing Floor Area Ratio on Residential Lots
November 28, 2023
Housing Accountability Act Provision That Prohibits an Agency From Requiring a Rezoning When Zoning Is Inconsistent with the General Plan Inapplicable Where City Found Zoning Consistent
April 10, 2023
Court Held That Obligation to Further Fair Housing Requires More Than the Absence of Discrimination and That Base Zoning Allowing Lower Densities Violated Housing Element Law Even Though Overlay Zoning Required Minimum Densities
A court addressed the City of Clovis' repeated failures to accommodate lower-income housing needs.