State leaders are seeking a court order punishing Huntington Beach for its two-time vote rejecting a state-required housing plan, calling for the suspension of the city’s authority to issue buildin…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta are seeking a court order punishing Huntington Beach for its two-time vote rejecting a state-required housing plan, calling for the suspension of the city’s authority to issue building permits and a court order giving the city four months to adopt a housing plan.over previous city actions barring duplexes and secondary housing units in single-family neighborhoods.
“This fight means everything to our residents’ local control and good quality of life,” McKeon said at last week’s council meeting. “This needs to be adjudicated in the courts.”that the housing element statute applies to charter cities like Huntington Beach, and state leaders have vowed to use the full force of California’s laws bring the city into compliance.
Using new powers to sue cities without approved housing elements, Newsom instigated the state’s first housing element lawsuit in January 2019. That action came four years after the city had eliminated 413 affordable housing units from its plans. The city’s housing element, however, appeared to be on a path to easy adoption. A staff-supported proposal won preliminary endorsement from state housing officials.over a technicality. Council members balked at a required statement that the city’s need for housing took priority over the environmental impacts of construction and new housing.
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