05/12/2026
Tuesday May 12 2026
California Land Use & Planning Law 40th edition
For over four decades, California Land Use and Planning Law has provided a succinct and definitive summary of the major provisions of California’s land use and planning laws and has been cited by the California Supreme Court and numerous appellate courts as an authoritative source.
This 40th edition summarizes two years of published decisions, statutory revisions and other agency policies and guidance, including:
• Analysis of new statutory requirements for expanded or updated General Plan content relating to safety, circulation, and conservation elements (Chapter 2)
• Discussion of new California Supreme Court authority clarifying what constitutes a prior lawful “division” of property under the Subdivision Map Act for purposes of the Act’s grandfathering provision (Chapter 5)
• Discussion of new CEQA exemptions for qualified infill residential projects (AB 130) and proposed housing projects that would be exempt “but for a single condition” (SB 131) (Chapter 6)
• Analysis of new case law addressing CEQA requirements, including stability of project descriptions, substantial evidence required to support exemptions, development of thresholds of significance, reliance on offsets for GHG mitigation, requirements for tribal consultation, and calculating the statute of limitations for NODs (Chapter 6)
• Analysis of the Corps and EPA’s November 2025 jointly proposed revisions to federal regulations defining “waters of the United States” subject to federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act, and the Corps’ June 2025 proposed reissuance and modifications of Nationwide Permits (NWPs) (Chapter 7)
• Analysis of the USFWS and NMFS’s November 2025 jointly proposed revisions to the federal regulations addressing Section 7 consultations, decisions to list and delist species, designations of areas of critical habitat, and exclusions of areas from such designations (Chapter 8)
• Analysis of significant new United States Supreme Court authority—Sheetz v. County of El Dorado—on the application of Nollan’s and Dolan’s nexus and rough proportionality standards to legislatively enacted exactions in California and discussion of how local agencies and California courts may respond to Sheetz (Chapter 12)
• Discussion of new case law on the distinction between legislative actions subject to referendum as compared to those considered administrative and thus beyond the reach of ballot box challenge (Chapter 13)
• Discussion of new legislation establishing that qualified transit-oriented housing development projects “shall be an allowed use” on sites zoned for residential, mixed, or commercial development near TOD stops in eight urban counties (SB 79) (Chapter 15)
• Discussion of revisions to other state housing laws, including Housing Element Law, Density Bonus Law, the Housing Accountability Act and the Affordable Housing and High Roads Act of 2022, as well as of the new Office to Housing Conversion Act (for adaptive reuse projects) (Chapter 15)
• Analysis of new case law addressing recovery of attorneys’ fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5, particularly in light of new Government Code section 65589.5(p)(1), which requires a court give “due weight” to the degree to which the challenged agency approval furthers HAA policies (Chapter 18)
Authors: Cecily Talbert Barclay and Matthew Gray
Print Price: $130 plus tax and shipping
Natural Resource Regulation in California
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This book is for anyone seeking an understanding of the complexities of state and federal wetlands and endangered species permitting in California. It is a resource for lawyers, students, teachers, planners, biologists, resource managers, local government officials, consultants, and members of the public It provides a useful guide that offers both a broad perspective and detailed information on the agencies, laws, regulations, and policies that govern the permitting process.
Topics include:
Threatened and endangered species (state and federal)
Avian, plant, and fish protections (state and federal)
California fully protected and other special status species
Wetlands and other waters of the United States
California’s new wetlands definition and dredge and
fill procedures for waters of the State
Rivers, streams, and lakes under the California Fish
and Game Code
Conservation easements, mitigation banks and other mitigation structures
Conservation planning (HCPs, NCCPs, RCISs)
Cultural resources under the National Historic Preservation Act and other statutes
California bay and coastal resource protection
The public trust doctrine
Print Price: $135 plus tax and shipping
ISBN: 978-1-938166-31-0
Kindle e-book available at Amazon.com
ISBN: 978-1-938166-32-7
Guide to the California Forest Practice Act and Related Laws
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A comprehensive treatise on the applicable state and federal legislation that regulates timber harvesting on private lands in California. Intended as a complete resource for the full range of actors involved, the book covers statutory and regulatory requirements, case law, and agency policies, and includes short articles, charts, graphs, tables, and appendices to help the reader understand complex regulatory processes and how they interrelate.
COVERED TOPICS
Agencies and professional groups involved in forest practices regulation
Board of Forestry rulemaking requirements
Timber harvest review process
Substantive standards for timber harvest plans
Standards specific to protection of animals and plants
Rules governing protection of historical and archaeological resources
Sustained yield plan process and other types of timber harvest plans
Local government regulation of timber harvesting
Timberland Productivity Act
Timberland conversion
Private and public enforcement mechanisms and penalties
Requirements for disclosure of public records
Licensing and regulation of registered professional foresters and licensed timber operators
State and federal forestry assistance programs
Common law nuisance and the public trust doctrine
Authors: Sharon E. Duggan and Tara Mueller
Print Price: $95 less 25%, plus tax and shipping
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Solano Press Books is a California publishing house specializing in definitive references on land use, planning law, urban affairs, and environmental subjects.
