California Land Use & Development Law Report
California Land Use & Development Law Report
California Land Use & Development Law Report offers insights into legal issues relating to development and use of land and federal, state and local permitting and approval processes. Subscribe 🡢
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Board of Supervisors Decision on CUP Invalid for Failure to Act Within Time Limits Set by County Code
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CEQA YEAR IN REVIEW 2021
A Summary of Published Appellate Opinions Under the California Environmental Quality Act
Introduction
The courts issued relatively few published CEQA decisions in 2021, with no California Supreme Court activity and no blockbuster court of appeal opinions. But two cases addressed topics of great current interest: wildfire and climate change impacts.![Placeholder image](/modules/custom/outline_design_system/img/16x9-listing-placeholder.jpg)
Coastal Commission Must Complete Environmental Review Under Its Certified Regulatory Program Before Approving Permit
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After 27 Years, Litigation Over the Monterey Agreement Comes to an End
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An Invalid Negative Declaration Can’t be Cured by Preparing a Limited EIR
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Union Intervention in Case Properly Denied Where Inclusion Would Unduly Complicate Litigation
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State Water Board Registrations of Small Water Diversions Are Ministerial and Exempt from CEQA
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All Projects—Including Non-Occupancy Structures—Require Climate Action Plan Consistency Analysis to Benefit from Streamlined GHG Review under CEQA
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Failure to Timely Name and Serve Real Parties In Interest Does Not Warrant Dismissal Of An Entire CEQA Action if The Unnamed Parties Are Not Indispensable
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State Density Bonus Law Does Not Require Applicants to Demonstrate Economic Feasibility of Project When Requesting Incentives
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A Revised and Recirculated Draft EIR That Entirely Replaces the Prior Draft EIR Is Not Required to Summarize Each Change Made to the Prior Draft
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Informal Communications Failed to Meet Requirement to “Petition” City Officials for Appeal
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Certification of Howard Terminal Project for Streamlined CEQA Review Under AB 734 Was Not Subject to AB 900 Deadlines
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Court Invalidates EIR for Development of Lake Tahoe Resort
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