In Make UC A Good Neighbor v. Regents of University of California (2023) 88 Cal.App.5th 656, the First Appellate District grappled with a university EIR that served two purposes: a long range development plan (“LRDP”) and a specific campus housing project. The LRDP serves as a master plan document for higher education facilities in
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CITY CORRECTLY APPPLIES SEVEN-YEAR-OLD DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS WHEN APPROVING A RESIDENTIAL PROJECT
Lafayette v. City of Lafayette (2022) 2022 Cal.App.LEXIS 979
A citizens’ group (Save Lafayette) petitioned for a Writ of Mandate, claiming that the project conflicts with the City’s General Plan as it existed when the project was revived in 2018. The trial court denied the petition and the appellate court ruled that despite the lengthy…
The Constitutionality of Legislative Exactions Is Explained In Recent Journal Article Published By Abbott & Kindermann Inc.’s Senior Counsel.
In 2016, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas issued this warning about legislative exactions: “Until we decide this issue, property owners and local governments are left uncertain about what legal standard governs legislative ordinances and whether cities can legislatively impose exactions that would not pass muster if done administratively.” He stated there are “compelling reasons…
Hold That Text!! Public Officials’ Communications About Public Matters On Private Accounts are Subject to Disclosure Under the California Public Records Act
By Daniel S. Cucchi
City of San Jose v. Superior Court (March 2, 2017, S218066) ___ Cal.5th ___.
Citing the need to broaden the definition of “public records” to address the “evolving methods of electronic communication,” a unanimous California Supreme Court reversed the Sixth District Court of Appeal, holding that communications related to the “conduct…
Last Minute Memorandum of Understanding Undermines Town’s Adoption of Resolutions Calling for Special Election
By Daniel S. Cucchi
Hernandez v. Town of Apple Valley (2017) 7 Cal.App.5th 194
In 2011, the Town of Apple Valley (the “Town”) circulated a local initiative called the “Wal-Mart Initiative Measure,” or in some cases the “Wal-Mart Supercenter Ballot Initiative,” which was subsequently declared null and void. Two years later, the Town noticed a…
REGISTER TODAY! Abbott & Kindermann’s 16th Annual Land Use, Real Estate, and Environmental Law Update
Reserve your seat for one of four seminars taking place in early 2017.
In January 2017 Abbott & Kindermann, Inc. will present its 16th annual educational program for clients and colleagues interested in current land use, environmental, and real estate issues affecting commercial and residential development, agriculture, real estate transactions, easements, mining and the…
Minor Changes In Project Did Not Invalidate An EIR. Failure To Justify A Different Threshold Of Significance For Downtown Intersections Result In EIR Being Set Aside.
East Sacramento Partnerships for a Livable City v. City of Sacramento (2016) 5 Cal.App.5th.281.
By William W. Abbott
Note: Requests for depublication have been filed with the California Supreme Court. The court extended time to review these request until March 17, 2017.
Judicial deference and absence of prejudice were the continuing themes in the recent…
REGISTER TODAY! Abbott & Kindermann’s 16th Annual Land Use, Real Estate, and Environmental Law Update
Reserve your seat for one of four seminars taking place in early 2017.
In January 2017 Abbott & Kindermann, LLP will present its 16th annual educational program for clients and colleagues interested in current land use, environmental, and real estate issues affecting commercial and residential development, agriculture, real estate transactions, easements, mining and the…
Speculation Concerning Potential Impacts Insufficient To Defeat Use Of A Categorical Exemption
Walters v. City of Redondo Beach (2016) 1 Cal.App.5th 809.
By Brian Russell
Auto-Spa applied for a conditional use permit to build a car wash and coffee shop in Redondo Beach, California. The property is zoned commercial. The project consisted of a 90-foot car wash tunnel and an attached coffee shop totaling 4,080 square feet.
SAVE THE DATE! Abbott & Kindermann’s 16th Annual Land Use, Real Estate, and Environmental Law Update
Mark your calendar – registration for Abbott & Kindermann’s 16th Annual Land Use, Real Estate, and Environmental Law Update will open on October 18, 2016.
In January 2017 Abbott & Kindermann, LLP will present its 16th annual educational program for clients and colleagues interested in current land use, environmental, and real estate issues…