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Zoning, Planning and Use

Jun. 9, 2001

Affordable Housing Law Is Not a 'Taking'

SAN FRANCISCO - In a ruling highly anticipated by cities feeling California's housing crunch, a state appeal court has upheld a Napa housing ordinance that requires developers to make 10 percent of all new housing units affordable for low-income residents.

By Tyler Cunningham
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - In a ruling highly anticipated by cities feeling California's housing crunch, a state appeal court has upheld a Napa housing ordinance that requires developers to make 10 percent of all new housing units affordable for low-income residents.
        Such a requirement is not i...

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