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Real Estate/Development,
Government

Mar. 29, 2018

LA lawmakers oppose state bill to spur transit-rich development

Los Angeles City Council members voted unanimously to reject a state bill intended to spur development around transit areas, insisting that deferring to Sacramento on local planning decisions is not the answer to the housing crisis.

LA lawmakers oppose state bill to spur transit-rich development
State Sen. Scott Wiener, who authored a bill to eliminate zoning restrictions around metro and bus stations to allow for the construction of apartment buildings and condos in down-zoned areas, rides along in the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade, June 25, 2017. (New York Times News Service)

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to reject a state bill intended to spur development around transit areas, insisting that deferring to Sacramento on local planning decisions is not the answer to the city's housing crisis.

Senate Bill 827, which is still being drafted, would eliminate existing local zoning restrictions around metro and bus stations to allow for the construction of apartment buildings and ...

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