Land Use, Environmental, and Real Estate Law in California
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.
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…
No Toxic Air, Inc. v Lehigh Southwest Cement Co. ( 2016) 1 Cal.App.5th 1136
By William W. Abbott
If required due to the complexity of the matter, a prevailing party may be able to recover reasonable legal and paralegal costs incurred in preparing an administrative record required by an action in administrative mandamus.
Project opponents…
Bay Area Citizens v. Association of Bay Area Governments (2016) 248 Cal.App.4th 966.
By William W. Abbott
In a case perhaps driven primarily by philosophical considerations, the Court of Appeal (First Appellate District) upheld ABAG’s Sustainable Communities plan (the “Plan”), adopted under the authority of SB 375 (Steinberg). SB 375, adopted in 2008, created…
Naraghi Lakes Neighborhood Preservation v. City of Modesto (June 7, 2016, F071768) ___ Cal.App.4th ___.
By William W. Abbott
Why Words Matter In Your General Plan: Resolving Issues Of Horizontal And Vertical Consistency.
When does language in a general plan regarding the size of a shopping center denote a mandatory or directory requirement for purposes …
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Oakland (2016) 248 Cal.App.4th 410
By William W. Abbott
A judicial determination that a vested right exists brings to mind one of those folksy truisms I occasionally like to quote: even the blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while. Simply stated, California’s common law rule on vested …
People for Proper Planning v. City of Palm Springs (April 22, 2016, E062725) ____ Cal.App.4th ____.
By William W. Abbott
In 2013, the City of Palm Springs amended its general plan to remove any mention of minimum densities in the residential land districts. The text of the general plan in some residential districts provided…
By William W. Abbott
Well, it has been a long time since I took my high school civics class. While I have forgotten far more than I remember, the distinct responsibilities allocated between the legislative branch and the executive branch remain deeply embedded in my memory. In the recent debate concerning the State’s attempt to…
Reserve your seat for one of four seminars taking place in early 2016.
In January and February 2016 Abbott & Kindermann, LLP will present its 15th 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…
Reserve your seat for one of four seminars taking place in early 2016.
In January and February 2016 Abbott & Kindermann, LLP will present its 15th 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…
