Perkins Coie partners Cecily Barclay and Matt Gray have co-authored the 39th edition of California Land Use & Planning Law, which is now available from in hardcopy and e-book.

This comprehensive book provides an up-to-date summary and analysis of California's complex land use and planning laws. Cited by the California Supreme Court and numerous appellate courts and assigned at law schools across the state, it has been an authoritative resource for over 40 years.

With contributions from our Perkins Coie colleagues, including Marc Bruner, Marie Cooper, Julie Jones, Alan Murphy, Debbi Quick, Geoff Robinson, and Barbara Schussman, this edition offers insights and analysis regarding:

• Streamlined approval processes for certain tentative and parcel maps, including ministerial approvals
• New CEQA case law addressing project descriptions, alternatives analysis and adequacy of findings rejecting alternatives
• The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. EPA on what constitutes “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act; post-Sackett federal regulations; and limitations on state authority to regulate wetlands
• Takings and exactions law affecting land use decision-making in California
• The latest on the Housing Accountability Act, the Housing Crisis Act, and how and where new housing streamlining laws will apply
• Expanded legislative mandates in the Density Bonus Law and Housing Element Law
• New laws governing indoor residential water use and carbon neutrality

Legal professionals, land developers, and others navigating the state’s complex land use environment will find this book an essential resource.