HAA letter to Tehachapi, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 96-unit housing development project at the northwest corner of Pinon Street and Applewood Drive.
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ADU ordinance comment to Ripon, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting. The City must allow one conversion ADU and one new, detached ADU per single-family parcel pursuant to Gov. Code, § 66323, subd. (a).
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Comment letter to Duarte, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting. The City may not apply its proposed design standards to ADUs on multifamily parcels developed pursuant to Gov. Code, § 66323.
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ADU ordinance comment to Los Altos Hills, CA for tonight's Council meeting. The Town may not impose impact fees on ADUs 750 sf or fewer in size.
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HAA letter to San Diego, CA for the 4/16/16 Planning Commission meeting re proposed 985-unit housing development project at 7020 Airway Road, which includes 26 very low-income units and 62 low-income units.
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HAA letter to Farmersville, CA for the 4/15/16 Planning Commission meeting re proposed 16-unit housing development project on the west side of Rose Avenue between Visalia Road and Sycamore Street.
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HAA letter to Morgan Hill, CA for the 4/15/16 Council meeting re proposed 100-unit, 100% affordable housing development project at 17910 and 17920 Monterey Road.
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HAA letter to Los Altos, CA for the 4/14/26 Council meeting re proposed 9-unit housing development project at 901 Fremont Avenue.
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HAA letter to Palo Alto, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 321-unit Builder's Remedy project at 3606 El Camino Real, which includes 38 units affordable to low-income households.
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Comment letter to San Francisco Board of Supervisors for the 4/13/26 Land Use committee meeting re proposed SB 79 Alternative Plan ordinance. The City may not forbid the use of the Density Bonus Law on parcels it is upzoning to qualify for an Alternative Plan.
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HCD followed through and today issued the attached letter to the City, which now has to go through the "no net loss" process, potentially including rezonings, to avoid Housing Element decertification. 4/4
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State law (Gov. Code, § 65863, subd. (c)(2)) requires a city to make additional lower-income sites available if it approves a project with fewer (or zero) lower-income units on a lower-income site. This is important to ensure "no net loss" of lower-income zoning capacity. 3/4
We were alerted to the situation by a local activist, and after some research, we submitted a request for technical assistance to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). 2/4
Proof that monitoring and enforcement gets results: in 2024, Pismo Beach, CA approved a permit for RV storage on a site that the City had planned for 43 lower-income units in its Housing Element site inventory, without making up for the capacity elsewhere. 1/4
ADU ordinance comment to Simi Valley, CA for the 4/8/26 Planning Commission hearing. The City may not impose size limits on ADUs developed on multifamily parcels pursuant to Gov. Code, § 66323, subds. (a)(3) or (a)(4).
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HAA letter to Walnut Creek, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 422-unit Builder's Remedy project at 2775–2855 Mitchell Drive, 2730–2880 Shadelands Drive, and a portion of 2125 Oak Grove Road, which includes 55 low-income units.
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HAA letter to San Ramon, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 426-unit housing development project at 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road.
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HAA letter to Fontana, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 59-unit housing development project located at 14335 Foothill Boulevard.
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HAA letter to Cupertino, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 122-unit housing development project at 20807, 20813, 20823 & 20883 Stevens Creek Blvd, which includes 24 median- and moderate-income units.
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ADU ordinance comment to Red Bluff, CA for the 4/7/26 Council meeting. The City may not impose parking requirements on section 66323 ADUs.
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ADU ordinance comment to Palmdale, CA for the 4/7/26 Council meeting. The City may not impose size limits on detached 66323 ADUs on multifamily parcels.
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ADU ordinance comment to Suisun City, CA for the 4/7/26 Council meeting. The City's ordinance imposes unlawful size restrictions on ADUs developed pursuant to Government Code section 66323, subdivisions (a)(1), (a)(3), and (a)(4).
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HAA letter to West Hollywood, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 126-unit housing development project at 7811 Santa Monica Blvd, 1114 North Orange Grove Ave, and 1125 North Ogden Dr, which includes ten very low-income units and ten moderate-income units.
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ADU ordinance comment letter to Pleasant Hill, CA for tonight's Council meeting. The City may not require applicants to place a deed restriction on their property in order receive a building permit for an ADU.
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The City of Brisbane's proposed residential moratorium in the NCRO-2 zoning district, calendared as item I for tonight's Council meeting, would violate SB 330 and Housing Element Law.
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HAA letter to Newport Beach, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 100-unit housing development project at 1500 Quail Street.
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This is about a request for "reconsideration" of the relevant approvals, effectively an after-the-fact appeal back to the Council.
Public comment to Cupertino, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 40-unit, 100% affordable, supportive housing project for the developmentally disabled on Mary Avenue, APN 326 27 053. Housing Element law obliges the City to approve the project.
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HAA letter to Antioch, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 183-unit, 100% affordable senior housing development project “Wildflower Senior Apartment Project” at the southeastern corner of Hillcrest Avenue and Wildflower Drive.
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HAA letter to Cupertino, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 51-unit housing development project at 10857, 10867, 10877, and 10887 Linda Vista Drive, which includes 10 median- and moderate-income units.
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