Overview

• State officials said Norwalk will rescind its August 2024 moratorium at the next City Council meeting as part of the agreement.
• The settlement requires a $250,000 trust for affordable housing and quarterly reporting to state housing officials on project status and reasons for any denials.
• A February ruling by Judge James Chalfant kept the case moving, finding Norwalk must accommodate 5,024 homes by 2029 after issuing 175 permits from 2021 through 2023.
• The ordinance had blocked new emergency shelters, supportive and transitional housing, single-room occupancy hotels, and several businesses that primarily serve low-income residents.
• Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta framed the outcome as a warning to cities resisting housing laws, with final sign-off left to a Los Angeles judge.