In San Francisco, neighborhood commercial zoning (“NC Districts”) have been around since 1987. These zoning controls attempted to clarify various desirable and undesirable uses within the naturally occurring neighborhood commercial […]
AB333: Stalled Subdivision And Condo Projects Get Help As New State Law Extends Maps for 2 Years
Throughout the Bay Area and state, subdivisions and condominium projects have been delayed during the housing slump due to developers’ difficulty obtaining construction financing. Many such projects have stalled in […]
LLCs and Real Estate Development: Substantial Legal Protection for Developers?
Real estate development ventures often begin with the formation of a limited liability company (“LLC”). This entity structure has the benefit of protecting its members from personal liability “under any […]
This Week In San Francisco Land Use
Final Members of Historic Preservation Commission Confirmed At long last, the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission has a full membership. Yesterday, the Board of Supervisors confirmed the Mayor’s most recent […]
DR Reform? Planning Commission Recommends Changes
On June 18, 2009, San Francisco Planning Commission approved a resolution supporting an overhaul of the Planning Department’s Discretionary Review (“DR”) procedures. The DR process essentially allows any person to […]
Court of Appeal Rules In Favor Of Church In Key Historic Preservation Decision
The power of a city to regulate (and severely limit) new land use through historic preservation policies does not extend to noncommercial properties owned by religious nonprofit organizations. This is […]
Commercial Landlords May Recover More Than Rent If A Tenant Goes Dark
The California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, recently upheld a liquidated damages clause in a commercial lease, which was enforced due to the tenant’s breach of a continuous use covenant. […]
This Week In San Francisco Land Use – June 4, 2009
In this Update issue we will be reviewing the Planning Department’s latest Transit Center District Plan public presentation that focused on development fees, a new city-wide TIDF (Transit Impact Development […]
New Single-Family Green Building Requirements Coming This Summer
A couple weeks ago, we told you that the U.S. Green Building Council had updated its LEED rating system and discussed the implications for projects. But LEED isn’t the only […]
Eastern Neighborhoods Amnesty Program: Can it Help You?
The implementation of the Eastern Neighborhoods (“EN”) Plan is kicking into high gear and this month the Planning Department mailed letters to property owners in the EN Plan area informing […]
