density bonus
California’s Density Bonus Works! And That’s Actually The Problem
A new study shows how increasing developer incentives can generate new units, but the state is digging out of a 50-year hole
Two contradictory things have been true of the YIMBY revolution in California land use law: 1) The California Legislature has been perhaps the most aggressive of any state in pre-empting local discretion to block housing, and giving new incentives to build; and 2) It doesn’t seem to have done much good so far. The classic …
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CONTINUE READINGA State Density Bonus Loophole?
State density bonus law may allow a large mismatch between affordable housing provided and the additional density a proponent gets.
This is the second in two blog posts about state density bonus law and its potentially unintended consequences. The first post is here. As I noted in my prior post, the basic concept of state density bonus law is that if a project proponent includes a certain amount of affordable housing in their project, they …
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CONTINUE READINGThe Complexity of California Housing Law
Byzantine statutory provisions in state housing law may produce unintended consequences
One of the most important state laws to advance housing production in California is the state density bonus law. At heart, that law extends an offer to developers seeking to build a housing project. If you add some affordable housing to your project, the state will let you build higher than local zoning might otherwise …
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