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LA exempts affordable developments from Site Plan Review process as housing needs grow

Archinect

Mayor Karen Bass on Thursday signed into law an ordinance updating the city's zoning code to exempt all affordable units from the time-consuming Site Plan Review process that often delays final approval of much-needed housing projects.

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SWA unveils plans for new 1,200-acre park in Irvine, California

Archinect

A new master plan led by SWA Group has been revealed by the city of Irvine, California, showcasing a park design that, at 1,200 acres, would create one of the largest municipal park environments in the nation. The framework SWA developed in unison with Kellenberg Studio calls for a five-zone subdivision of the site.

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Density bonus as inclusionary zoning offset

Brandon Donnelly

Somebody on Twitter responded to my recent post about inclusionary zoning and asked: Aren’t all the upzonings that the City is already doing a kind of density bonus? ” Why does there need to be any other sort of subsidy in order to mitigate the economic impacts of inclusionary zoning? No need to rezone the site.

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Developer holds Baltimore City hostage - can he be forced to develop?

Community Architect Daily

Can a developer be forced to develop a vacant lot? A lot that sits in the downtown of a major city in a strategic position? A lot that is only vacant because the developer decided to purchase and demolish a historic theater venue? After a while, frustration about the prominent downtown "bombing site" grew.

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Balmori Associates seeks a landscape designer as the industry's award season blooms

Archinect

The role, based in New York City, calls for an individual to join a practice “recognized worldwide for its creative interfacing of landscape and architecture.” In August,

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Amazon's latest warehouse battle has San Francisco lawmakers pushing for a moratorium on similar developments

Archinect

The second most valuable company in the world, Amazon has been gobbling up space throughout the southeast corner of the city, taking advantage of zoning meant to preserve blue-collar jobs in a market in which housing and office space have typically generated higher revenues.

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Columbia City Abbey Apartments by Allied8

Archinect

From 1891 to 1993 the Columbia Congregational Church called this site home, drawing in residents to an entirely undeveloped Rainier Valley. At that time, land was often given to churches, because the City understood they could be a useful tool in creating communities and economy.

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