April 2010

An appellate court sets aside a newly adopted general plan on grounds of incompatibility with the State Aeronautics Act, and on the basis of failure to consider a lower growth alternative in the EIR.

It has long been said that the general plan is the constitution for development and growth. In reality, the general plan has, on a selected basis, been subverted to other special planning purposes such as coastal planning, preservation of San Francisco Bay and Lake Tahoe and, as in the subject to this article, airport planning.
Continue Reading City’s New General Plan is not Cleared for Take-off, Returns to Base and is Grounded: Court Sets Aside Watsonville General Plan for Non Compliance with State Aeronautical Act and CEQA Requirements

One Day Seminar – Register Now! ~ Only $35

Featured Speaker: PAUL DOLAN, world-renowned winemaker, biodynamic grape grower, author, consultant and businessman is coming to the Motherlode Region on April 28, 2010, with a team of engineers and attorneys to strategize and help you balance economic and related business issues with environmentaland land use goals and

One Day Seminar – Register Now! ~ Only $35

Featured Speaker: PAUL DOLAN, world-renowned winemaker, biodynamic grape grower, author, consultant and businessman is coming to the Motherlode Region on April 28, 2010, with a team of engineers and attorneys to strategize and help you balance economic and related business issues with environmentaland land use goals and obligations.

More information, agenda and registration click here.
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In the second time in two months, the California Supreme Court announced that once a Notice of Exemption (“NOE”) for a project is filed, the applicable statute of limitations is 35 days – regardless of the circumstances surrounding the NOE. On April 1, 2010, the Court held that a citizens’ suit challenging a project under the California Environmental Quality Act was barred by the 35-day statute of limitations contained in Public Resources Code section 21167 subdivision (d) because the City of Stockton had filed a facially valid NOE.
Continue Reading No Fooling: A Facially Valid NOE Triggers a 35-Day Statute of Limitations

Abbott & Kindermann, LLP launches California Settlements & Colonies, a blog chronicling California historic settlement stories, starting with San Bernardino, California 1851 – 1857 the Largest Latter-day Saint Colony Outside of Utah and the Largest Anglo-American Settlement in Southern California. Visit the California Settlements & Colonies by going directly to http://californialandsettlements.com/ or clicking on the Colonies and Settlements link at https://blog.aklandlaw.com/. Share your settlement story by clicking “submit your own story.”
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