Can the City Postpone a Builders Remedy Application?

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Santa Monica is looking to hire outside legal counsel to advise the city on what to do with these builders remedy projects. This fight is definitely far from over and it'll be interesting to see how this plays out. But at the same time, you know, Northern California, Bay Area cities are definitely going to be looking at what's happening in Southern California.

After the city of Santa Monica failed to submit a state-approved housing plan on time, developers raced to capitalize on the city's failures. Under California state law, developers in cities whose housing plans fall out of state compliance can turn to filing so-called “builder’s remedy” projects that do not require the usual consent of municipal councils or planning commissions.

But how did this happen? TRD's Deconstruct chats with reporter Trevor Bach about why the city of Santa Monica is set to get more than 5,000 new units, whether cities can challenge these projects and how other regions may get a deluge of new housing.