Southport has extensive experience in processing land use entitlements for land development projects, on behalf of both developers and public agencies. Southport is able creative solutions to both unusual and mundane problems. We also serve a wide range of projects, including residential and commercial land development projects. We advise our clients on the entire panoply of land use entitlements, including analysis and advice regarding:
- Affordable Housing
- Annexations and Sphere of Influence Decisions (LAFCO decisions)
- CEQA
- Conservation Easements and Other Dedications Of Development Rights
- Design Review and Architectural Review
- Development Agreements
- Endangered Species Fees, Dedications, Exactions and Other Conditions Of Approval
- General Plan Amendments
- GHADs (Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts)
- Historical Structures
- Improvement Agreements
- Initiatives and Referenda, including Growth Control Measures
- Land Use Due Diligence
- Local Government Law
- Master Planned Communities
- Finance Districts
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- School Mitigation Agreements
- Specific Plans
- Subdivision Maps
- Takings/Inverse Condemnation
- Variances
- Vested Rights
- Water Supply
- Wetlands
- Williamson Act Contract Cancellation
- Zoning Regulations