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Norwalk reports settlement with state; housing moratorium allowed to expire and housing element recertification expected
Summary
City attorney reported the city and state resolved litigation by stipulation; the council allowed an August 2024 moratorium on transitional and supportive housing to expire, and the Department of Housing and Community Development signaled the city's housing element will be recertified.
City Attorney Glassman told the Norwalk City Council during a closed-session report that the city and the State of California have resolved litigation by stipulation and that the court approved a stipulated final judgment on Sept. 5, 2025. As part of the settlement, the council allowed the urgency moratorium ordinance (No. 24‑1752U), which had limited transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, shelters and single‑room occupancy housing, to expire "by its terms," the attorney said.
The attorney said the agreement includes steps the city must take to have its housing element reinstated and that the state Department of Housing and Community…
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