REMINDER! R&J green building event September 23
9/17/2009 - Kevin Rose, Stephen R. Miller
Reuben & Junius is sponsoring Constructing Green Building’s Legal Foundation: Regulatory Approaches and Practical Solutions for a Sustainable Future to be held Wednesday, September 23, 8:00 am - 11:00 am, UC Hastings Law, 200 McAllister, Alumni Reception Center.
Almost overnight, green building has gone from a fringe movement to the center of the development world. Nationally, 14% of U.S. cities with populations of more than 50,000 have green building programs, and the number of counties with green building programs has grown nearly fourfold since 2003. But what are the legal implications of this rapid rise of green building regulations? And…
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This Week In San Francisco Land Use - Sept. 10, 2009
9/10/2009 - Stephen R. Miller, John Kevlin
Zoning Administrator Issues First Determination of Eligibility Under the Eastern Neighborhoods “Legitimization” Program
As we have discussed in previous updates, the Eastern Neighborhoods (EN) plan created a new “legitimization” program that allows for land uses that were permitted prior to the EN rezoning but did not have the proper permits, and that are now not permitted due to EN rezoning, to be “legitimized” to receive the proper permits. Each legitimization applicant must obtain a determination of eligibility for the program from the Zoning Administrator (ZA), and the first one was issued this week.
The ZA issued a determination of eligibility…
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