Town's Plan to Cap Residential Growth Violates State Law

A judge has overruled a voter-approved plan in the California city of Pleasanton to cap the number of new residences allowed in the city in an effort to curb the area's growing congestion.

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March 18, 2010, 9:00 AM PDT

By Nate Berg

The judge's ruling argues that the city's plan violates a state rule that requires cities to take on their fair share of regional population growth.

"The ruling is the first by a California judge to require a city to change its zoning to accommodate new housing, said attorney Richard Marcantonio of the nonprofit Public Advocates firm, which represented the plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to overturn the cap.

Those plaintiffs said Pleasanton was welcoming employees to office parks and other businesses, but forcing other cities to house them."

FULL STORY: Pleasanton housing cap violates law, judge says

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 in San Francisco Chronicle

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