JD Supra

Inclusionary Housing Units Must Be Counted Toward State Density Bonus Requirements in California - Appellate Court Issues Ruling in Case Involving Napa County

A California appellate court recently held that cities and counties must count affordable housing units developed pursuant to local inclusionary requirements toward satisfying density bonus standards ...
Santa Barbara Independent

Average-Unit Density Rules Kickstarted Apartment Construction in Santa Barbara

In response to Rob Fredericks’s Voice of July 25, 2023, much of which is on point, he appears to take a shot at our city’s Average Unit Density (AUD) program while making a case for a sales or ...
JD Supra

Legislature Adopts Bill to Limit Density Bonus Law Benefits for Mixed-Use Projects

According to comments from the bill’s author, these changes address the purpose of the SDBL to create housing and not hotels and other nonresidential uses. According to its stated Legislative intent, ...
SanLuisObispo

SLO could push smaller, denser housing downtown — but it wants your feedback first

The city of San Luis Obispo is looking to increase its stock of high-density housing units — and it’s asking for your feedback on its latest program. The Draft Flexible Density Ordinance, also ...
Summit County

Wanting to encourage density to improve workforce housing, Frisco considers code changes

Editor’s note: This article has been updated with the correct spelling of the Dillon Valley. Frisco Town Council members weighed four options for modifying one of its incentive programs aimed at ...