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Re:To Tackle Highest Housing Costs, Hawaii's Gov Declares Yi... by umeshunni on Thursday August 24, 2023 @01:13AM (#37245259)
Is this similar to the 'Builders Remedy' law in CA cities?

In California, if a city does not plan for the number of homes required by the state, the city has to approve any housing project as long as at least 20% of the homes are low-income or 100% of them are moderate-income.

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Re:To Tackle Highest Housing Costs, Hawaii's Gov Declares Yi... by sidewndr46 on Thursday August 24, 2023 @08:29AM (#37248011)
This gets repeated all the time, but from what I can tell is just a power fantasy.

There are no California cities actually rubber stamping all housing, despite numerous cities being very far from compliance.

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Re:To Tackle Highest Housing Costs, Hawaii's Gov Declares Yi... by PopAlongKid on Thursday August 24, 2023 @09:52AM (#37248776)
The builder's remedy circumvents the need for a city to approve or "rubber stamp" anything.

It does seem just at the cusp of finally being a meaningful provision, see this recent legal development involving the first court ruling on the law after an out of compliance city nevertheless denied a developer.

California Court Issues First Decision Addressing Builder’s Remedy; Decision on Related Lawsuit Pending

https://www.fbm.com/publications/california-court-issues-fir...

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