Category Archives: CEQA

New State Amendment Announced

2021-08-27 discowk7

Californians for Community Planning Initiative
New site: https://www.communitiesforchoice.org/

A ballot measure to STOP Sacramento Centralized zoning like SB9, SB10 and AB1401. By Californians, for Californians is

Actively looking for donors, supporters and volunteers.
Read all about it. https://www.communitiesforchoice.org/

The Community Choice Initiative will amend the State Constitution to make zoning and land-use municipal affairs, and bring a halt to the centralized land-use and zoning coming out of Sacramento. One size does not fit all.

We are working hard to appear on the Nov. 7th, 2022 ballot by submitting the initiative to the State Attorney General for title and summary, and gathering the required signatures from registered voters to appear on the ballot. This is a grassroots effort by regular residents like yourself to make this happen and we need your help…(more)

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CEQA, Housing

The West’s Water Restriction Nightmare Is Just Beginning

2021-06-17 discowk7

By Dharma Noor : applenews – excerpt

Oakley, Utah placed a moratorium on any new construction projects that would tap into the city’s water system.

A small city in Utah is taking an unprecedented step to adapt to megadrought conditions in the West: halting any new construction projects that would tap into the local water. It’s the first municipal ordinance of its kind.

Last month, officials from Oakley, Utah—a city of 1,500—finalized a moratorium on new development extending through November. The ordinance prohibits the “erection, construction, re-construction or alteration of any structure” that needs new water connections.

“The city is concerned that the current drought conditions will result in critical water shortages and require further drastic curtailment measures that would be detrimental to the entire city and cause significant public harm,” it says…

Oakley is hardly alone, though. The West’s water resources have come under increasing pressure from rising temperatures tied to the climate crisis…(more)

CEQA

Redding Costco opponents taking fight to court

2021-05-02 discowk7

By David Benda, Redding Searchlight – redding. – excerpt

Corrections & Clarification: The Bonnyview Bechelli Coalition is the group challenging the city’s approval of the Costco project. This story has been updated to reflect that.

Costco Warehouse’s controversial plan to relocate its store in Redding is facing another obstacle.

Opponents have notified the city they are moving forward with a lawsuit to challenge the project’s approval under the California Environmental Quality Act. The notice of commencement of action was filed Tuesday in Shasta County Superior Court…

Mark Wolfe, a San Francisco land-use attorney, is representing the Bonnyview Bechelli Coalition in the lawsuit. Wolfe didn’t immediately return a phone message seeking comment…

Wolfe also represents the Pleasanton Citizens for Responsible Growth. That group for the second time sued the city of Pleasanton in March, a month after the city council unanimously approved a new Costco near Interstate 680, according to news reports…