Land Use,
Government
Nov. 30, 2022
In whose backyard?
The legislature has long required that a city’s zoning and general plan be consistent, but cities have become adept at evading such requirements.
Michael M. Berger
Senior Counsel
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
2049 Century Park East
Los Angeles , CA 90067
Phone: (310) 312-4185
Fax: (310) 996-6968
Email: mmberger@manatt.com
USC Law School
Michael M. Berger is senior counsel at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, where he is co-chair of the Appellate Practice Group. He has argued four takings cases in the U.S. Supreme Court.
There has been a bit of an uproar lately about a ruling by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge allowing a 67-unit apartment building to be built on a lot in an area both zoned for and occupied by single-family homes. Say what? Can it be true that someone could throw up a 67-unit building next door to my modest home in a quiet neighborhood of modest homes?
At this point, we had better stop for a refresher course in acronyms. Some of you may b...
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