Palo Alto should sponsor bill to combat huge Builder’s Remedy developments – Palo Alto Daily Post

Palo Alto should sponsor bill to combat huge Builder’s Remedy developments – Palo Alto Daily Post

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor Palo Alto and other cities should get behind state Sen. Josh Becker’s bill to rein in the Builder’s Remedy, a state law that has led to proposals for buildings much taller than city zoning codes would normally allow. The most outrageous Builder’s Remedy project is a group of towers proposed for the former Sunset magazine site at 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park by Russian businessman Vitaly Yusufov. The tallest of the …

Bill to curb builder's remedy splits council

Despite widespread concerns about the recent wave of zone-busting developments, Palo Alto’s elected leaders clashed on Monday over a new proposal to reform the contentious provision known as “builder’s remedy” that makes these projects possible. The post Bill to curb builder’s remedy splits council appeared first on Palo Alto Online.