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Elk Grove Settles, Will Be Monitored By HCD
Elk Grove Settles, Will Be Monitored By HCD

by William Fulton on Sep 7, 2024

Density Bonus Law, Elk Grove, Housing, SB 35

The city was already allowing a controversial project to move forward and paying $2.3 millino to the developer in attorneys fees. Now it must subject itself to five years of HCD monitoring and pay $150,000 in attorneys fees to teh state.

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Bonta Plans To Keep Pushing On Housing
Bonta Plans To Keep Pushing On Housing

by William Fulton on Oct 8, 2023

Attorney General, Coronado, Elk Grove, Housing, Woodside

At an appearance in San Diego, the Attorney General said early, high-profile action against cities that are "brazen violators" is working. He also hinted at an out-of-court settlement with Coronado.

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Are Some Development Standards "Unwaivable"?
Are Some Development Standards "Unwaivable"?

by William Fulton on Oct 22, 2022

Density Bonus, Elk Grove, Housing, SB 35

Elk Grove dispute highlights question in density bonus law over whether a specific plan's ground-floor retail standard is a "fundamental land use zoning standard" that can't be waived -- if such a thing exists.

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Elk Grove: 7-Year-Old City Seeks Land For Expansion
Elk Grove: 7-Year-Old City Seeks Land For Expansion

Oct 30, 2007

Elk Grove, Local Watch, New cities, Paul Shigley, Sacramento County, Vol. 22 No. 11 Nov 2007

When voters approved the incorporation of Elk Grove in Sacramento County in early 2000, the town had a population of about 54,000. Today, Elk Grove's population is heading past 140,000, and the city is looking at a 13,900-acre area for potential expansion.

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