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Environmental and Climate
Appellate Court Finds No CEQA or Brown Act Violations For Demolition of Buildings by School District
In an unpublished decision in Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Interest Group v. Valley Center Pauma Unified School District, (2014) Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 4760, the Court of Appeal for the…
Energy and Utilities
Renewal of Interim Water Contracts Exempt from CEQA Review
In North Coast Rivers Alliance v. Westlands Water District, (2014) Cal. App. LEXIS 590, the Court of Appeal for the Fifth District upheld the trial court’s denial of a petition…
Real Estate & Construction
Court Grounds Lawsuits Challenging Wind Farm’s Impacts on Airport in Kern County
In Citizens Opposing a Dangerous Environment v. County of Kern, 2014 Cal. App. LEXIS 679, the Court of Appeal for the Fifth District upheld the trial court’s denial of a…
CEQA Developments
Eight Is Not Enough: CEQA Challenge To Eighth Addendum To San Jose International Airport Master Plan EIR Is Rejected By Sixth District, Which Holds Plan Modifications To Accommodate Projected Decreases In Air Cargo and General Aviation Are Not “New Project” Requiring Supplemental or Subsequent EIR
In a decision filed June 6, but not certified for publication until July 2, 2014, the Sixth District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s judgment upholding the City of…
CEQA Developments
Whatever the EIR’s Name, CEQA’s Rules For Substantive Content and Subsequent Review Remain The Same: First District Upholds EIR for Treasure Island Redevelopment Project
On July 7, 2014, the First District Court of Appeal filed its published opinion affirming the trial court’s judgment upholding the EIR for the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Project. Citizens…
CEQA Developments
Fifth District Upholds CEQA Exemptions For Ongoing Pre-CEQA Projects And Continued Operation of Existing Facilities To Reject Challenge To Two-Year Interim CVP Water Contract Renewals
In a July 3, 2014 published decision more notable for the practical importance of the water rights involved than the CEQA law applied, the Fifth District Court of Appeal rejected…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Lack of Prejudice Barred Relief Despite Defective Hearing Notice
By Marie Cooper
An opponent of a Wal-Mart project was thwarted in his attempts to use an admittedly defective hearing notice as a basis for overturning project approvals. The court ruled that his…
Land Use Law Blog
2014 CEQA 2nd QUARTER REVIEW
By William W. Abbott, Diane Kindermann, Katherine J. Hart, Glen Hansen and Brian Russell Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann’s 2014 2nd Quarter CEQA update. Our thirst for guidance from the…
Administrative and Regulatory
Appellate Court Upholds Lot Merger in Newport Beach Neighborhood
In an unpublished decision, Lookout Point Alliance v. City of Newport Beach, (2014) Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 4214, the Court of Appeal for the Fourth District upheld the trial court’s…
CEQA Developments
First District Holds CEQA Statute Of Limitations Bars Citizens Group’s Challenge To College Of San Mateo Tree Cutting
In a published opinion, the First District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court’s judgment granting a writ and held that a CEQA action filed by a citizens group against…