As a suburban California homeowner living 2 blocks away from a heavy rail transit terminus (the zone allowing maximum development, as I understand the law), I cannot wait for it to kick in and to see the changes it brings forth.
CEQA made sense at the time, and probably still is a good thing to control certain kinds of development, but blocking infill density-increasing multi-family housing does not really compute for me.
Most of my neighborhood, a non-city city of 100,000 people or more, has over the years decided to ignore the zoning, and build out makeshift garage conversions and single story housing structures. This indicates how hungry the market is for housing.
Hammershaft•3mo ago
I think if more homeowners thought like you we would live in a better world.
dyauspitr•3mo ago
California is on a roll with these quality of life bills.
mothballed•3mo ago
Indeed, they just signed a law (SB704) that outlaws transfer of a pipe without a background check.
tabbytown•3mo ago
CEQA made sense at the time, and probably still is a good thing to control certain kinds of development, but blocking infill density-increasing multi-family housing does not really compute for me.
Most of my neighborhood, a non-city city of 100,000 people or more, has over the years decided to ignore the zoning, and build out makeshift garage conversions and single story housing structures. This indicates how hungry the market is for housing.
Hammershaft•3mo ago