Is the Builder's Remedy penalty too severe for cities?

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a commissioner Would you guys say that these consequences are pretty severe for not being in a housing element?

a commissioner Because

a commissioner I mean, think about it from a city planner's point of view, your guys' point of guys are trying to shape a city, have a vision for a city.

a commissioner And here comes the builder's revenue project.

a commissioner And regardless of whatever it's zoned as, before the changes of light industrial and heavy industrial, Anybody can kind of apply and build whatever they want, wherever they want.

a commissioner Don't you think this is kind of a severe consequence?

a commissioner And why is it so severe?

city staff So let me just give a little bit of context first, and then Dirid can get into the details.

city staff It is very severe.

city staff You know, taking away a city's ability to control land use, which, you know, again, we firmly believe that land use is a local issue because the conditions are very much on the ground.

city staff Well, you know, we have conditions that vary across our 180 square mile city, let alone the entire state of California.

city staff So it is a very severe penalty.