As California courts uphold builder’s remedy, the fast-track housing project approval process the state has imposed on cities that fail to adopt state-approved housing plans, more cities are trying to meet developers in the middle.
The model for a negotiated solution to builder’s remedy applications was established by Santa Monica, which opted in 2023 to resolve a bevy of these types of cases by granting speedy approvals in exchange for an agreement from the developers to downsize their projects.
Beverly Hills, which has pending applications for at least 13 builder’s remedy projects ranging in height from eight to 20 stories and encompassing more than 1,300 units, is moving forward on a solution along the lines of the Santa Monica model.
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