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Zoning, Planning and Use

Jan. 3, 2009

Danger Zoning: Density Law Pits Developers Against City Planners

The controversy over the new housing density law involves the two competing interests of affordable housing development and local government ability to control land use, writes Jon E. Goetz. - Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Jon E. Goetz

California's density bonus law has been revised again, for the third time in five years, the result of another skirmish in the ongoing battle between municipalities and homebuilders over the controversial affordable housing tool.

The state density bonus law rewards housing projects containing affordable and senior citizen housing by granting developers the right to build additional market rate units in the proj...

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