(CN) — The California Court of Appeals has upheld a Superior Court judge’s order compelling Huntington Beach to produce a plan to build more housing.
The panel also agreed to a request by the state to add more teeth to the order. Huntington Beach will now have 120 days to draw up its “housing element,” a state-mandated plan to allow more housing to be constructed. The seaside Orange County city will have only limited authority over permitting, zoning and subdivision approvals until the plan is completed.
“Huntington Beach officials have wasted vast sums of taxpayer dollars to defend clearly unlawful NIMBY policies,” said Governor Gavin Newsom in a written statement. “They are failing their own citizens — by wasting time and money that could be used to create much-needed housing. No more excuses — every city must follow state law and do its part to build more housing.”…