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AB 1804
Today's post is on AB 1804, which creates a new CEQA exemption for housing projects. https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/ab-1804 The new law provides a statutory exception from California's Environmental Quality Act –…
CEQA Developments
Fourth District Rejects CEQA Challenge To San Diego’s Use of Existing Facilities Categorical Exemption For Mission Beach Amusement Park Lease Amendment and Extension
In an opinion filed December 27, 2018, and later ordered published on January 15, 2019, the Fourth District Court of Appeal (Div. 1) affirmed the trial court’s judgment rejecting CEQA…
Environment, Land & Resources
California Court of Appeal Agrees Two Activities Constitute One CEQA Project
CEQA Case Report: Understanding the Judicial Landscape for Development[I] By Christopher W. Garrett, Daniel Brunton, James Erselius, and Derek Galey In a published decision issued June 12, 2018, County of…
Land Use Law Blog
2018 CEQA ANNUAL REVIEW
By William W. Abbott, Diane G. Kindermann, Glen C. Hansen
Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann, Inc.’s 2018 Annual CEQA update. This summary provides links to more in-depth case write-ups on the firm’s blog. The case names of the newest decisions…
Environment, Land & Resources
Amendments to CEQA Guidelines Now in Effect
California Natural Resources Agency adopts final amendments to CEQA Guidelines, providing additional clarifying revisions to GHG impacts, baseline, and deferral of mitigation amendments. By Marc Campopiano, Winston Stromberg, and Samantha…
CEQA Developments
CEQA Regulatory Update: OPR Provides Further Guidance on VMT, Asks for Input on GHGs; Guidelines Revisions Now Effective
By Arthur F. Coon, Matthew C. Henderson
Late last month the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) released two documents of interest to CEQA practitioners. One is a discussion draft of a “CEQA and Climate Change…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
CEQA YEAR IN REVIEW — 2018
By Perkins Coie
A Summary of Published Appellate Opinions Under the California Environmental Quality Act The California Supreme Court issued its only CEQA opinion of 2018 at the end of the year. In…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Court of Appeal Holds that Petition Challenging Wal-Mart Project is Barred by Earlier Lawsuit Raising the Same Issues
The court of appeal held that the plaintiff’s challenge to the City of Rohnert Park’s reapproval of a Wal-Mart grocery store was barred by the doctrine of res judicata because…
Environment, Land & Resources
California Supreme Court Clarifies Standard of Review for EIRs and Requirements for Air Quality Impact Analyses
CEQA Case Report: Understanding the Judicial Landscape for Development[I] By Marc T. Campopiano, Christopher W. Garrett, Nathaniel L. Glynn, and Natalie C. Rogers In a published opinion issued December 24,…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
New Guidelines for Assessing Transportation Impacts Under CEQA Finalized
By Sunny Tsou
The California Natural Resources Agency has adopted new CEQA Guidelines that will leave behind level of service in favor of vehicle miles traveled. Following years of development and public comment,…