How California Can Build 3.5 Million New Homes

[SFBruin]

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[Pedestrian]

Originally Posted by SFBruin

I just hope that they don't build in forest fire zones. That is all!

If they build dense areas and pave over everything there won't be a fire risk anymore.

[aaron38]

Originally Posted by dimondpark

I read somewhere yesterday that in a bid to force NIMBY submission, Newsom is considering denying state funding to cities that dont meet affordable housing development goals.

Anyone else hear this?

Force NIMBY submission by forcing them to accept higher density? Or trying to force higher "affordable" levels? Because from what I've seen, the later doesn't work.

For example:
Developer proposes tall 600 unit middle class apartment building, 10% affordable.
NIMBYs wail, city says "too tall, too dense, and we need 20% affordable"

Developer counters with 150 unit luxury building, 20% affordable.
City accepts the proposal.

And congrats, the city just got 30 affordable units instead of 60. City pats itself on the back and goes on to destroy the next proposal.

[Pedestrian]

^^

Huntington Beach sues state, claiming housing law is unconstitutional
By Ashley McBride Updated 5:44 pm PST, Sunday, January 27, 2019

The Orange County city of Huntington Beach has filed a lawsuit against the state of California, seeking to overturn SB35, a law that went into effect in 2018 that streamlines processes for building new housing developments.

Huntington Beach’s lawsuit contends that the state’s Constitution grants charter cities exclusive authority over local land use and zoning. SB35 requires housing projects to be approved faster if they offer affordable housing and meet certain conditions, such as the use of union labor.

Michael Gates, city attorney for Huntington Beach, said the city views the law as an overreach into city matters, specifically zoning.

“It’s one thing to have more basic housing laws come out of Sacramento; it’s another to have Sacramento try to micromanage cities’ zoning and attempt to approve development projects in spite of the city,” he said. “It’s really nothing more than the city trying to maintain its local control.”

Under SB35, the state has mandated that cities that don’t meet their housing targets set by the Regional Housing Needs Assessment must approve housing permits for projects that are at least 50 percent affordable.

In doing this, the lawsuit said, SB35 violates the state constitutional authority of charter cities to exclusively legislate over municipal affairs, which include land use and zoning . . . .

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/...w-13565683.php

[RST500]

What would happen if California where to simultaneously dramatically increase the housing supply while immigration is also restricted?

[chris08876]

Some California cities won’t hit housing goals for…1,000 years: report * *

California is mired in a housing crisis, but its laws meant to promote construction are failing to generate enough development to meet demand.

State law requires that municipalities zone enough land to meet local demand for housing, but many aren’t even reporting their progress to the state, according to the Los Angeles Times, citing a scathing report from the public policy group Next 10.

Many of those towns and cities aren’t expected to meet that demand for housing for an estimated 1,000 years, the Times said, according to the report.

Los Angeles is not in such dire straits.

The city is on track to meet its goals by 2040, but some cities in the South Bay are on pace to hit that after the year 3,000. Many other cities in Southern California are equally behind. Unincorporated L.A. County is on pace to hit its goals by 2068 and Burbank by 2266.

Last year, California passed a law meant to beef up housing requirements statewide and strengthen the state’s ability to hold local government accountable. The law is meant to spur local governments to make up ground they’ve lost after years of not meeting housing goals. Critics say the law isn’t as strong as what was originally proposed.

Cities have also been particularly bad at encouraging developers to build moderate-income and very low-income housing construction, according to the report.

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1) https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-...228-story.html
2) https://therealdeal.com/la/2019/02/2...-years-report/
3) https://www.next10.org/housing-goals *

[chris08876]

^^^^^^^^

Full Report: https://www.next10.org/sites/default...als-2019-3.pdf

PDF in link.

[Pedestrian]

^^If everybody's moving to Arizona, Oregon, Nevada and Texas, what does it matter?