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Real Estate/Development

Apr. 28, 2011

Scott C. Smith

Best Best & Krieger LLP Irvine Notable Clients: City of Lake Forest, city of Aliso Viejo, Helix Irrigation District 1,350 acres | Total Square Feet/Acres of Projects Worked on in 2010-11


Usually, zoning is just zoning. But sometimes, Smith said, it can be avant-garde.


An example is the "community benefit overlay zone" city leaders and Smith put into Aliso Viejo's general plan.


Because the 10-year-old town is less populated than originally called for by its master plan, it can handle developments with boosted density. But to win approval for them, developers must provide the city with some benefit.


Developers can ...

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