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ARTICLE · 21 MAY 2026

Sustainable Development And Land Use Update

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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California's coastal development landscape is undergoing significant transformation as the California Coastal Commission faces new legislative and regulatory pressures to ease housing production barriers. Meanwhile, local governments across the state are implementing major zoning reforms, from Los Angeles County's affordable housing overhaul to San Francisco's transit corridor upzoning exemptions, as cities navigate the complex intersection of state housing mandates and local control.

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Navigating the new Coastal Zone: Key housing reforms for 2026

Allen Matkins – May 6

The California Coastal Commission has long posed a significant hurdle to coastal housing production, even as state law has streamlined residential development elsewhere. But the tide may be turning. A series of legislative and regulatory shifts are lowering barriers to development in the Coastal Zone with more reform potentially still to come. This update analyzes what the Strategic Plan means for coastal development and identifies other legislative and regulatory shifts that housing proponents should have on their radar.

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