SAN DIEGO — Developers who include affordable housing in their projects are exempt from many local limits on height, zoning and density, a California appeals court ruled in a decision that, if upheld, could have immense impact as the most populous state struggles with a housing crisis.
California’s 1979 Density Bonus Law requires local governments to grant permits and waive conflicting development standards for builders who commit to provide certain levels of low-income housing for their projects, the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled.
The court made the ruling on Jan. 7 and on Wednesday certified it as a precedent for future court cases after hearing from the California Building Industry Association and others, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
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