Housing advocates are suing Cupertino over the expiration claims of two housing proposals filed under the builder's remedy, which lets developers bypass local zoning. The city argues that projects had a single 90-day window for application, while advocates assert there are unlimited 90-day periods for resubmissions. This lawsuit seeks to compel Cupertino to reassess the proposals in light of a state-mandated housing plan it failed to submit. The city must build 4,588 new homes by 2031 under state law, raising concerns about the viability of housing policy implementation.
"Making sure these builder's remedy projects actually become homes eventually is really important to ensure that state housing policy is functioning as it's intended," Casey told San José Spotlight.
"It would be perverse if those same provisions were flipped around and used to ensure, in this case, that housing never gets built on a certain site and that a project is stuck in limbo for years."
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