The Supreme Court of California has granted review of two cases to resolve a split among courts of appeal over whether the issuance of well permits pursuant to state standards is subject to CEQA. California Water Impact...more
1/10/2019
/ Appeals ,
CA Supreme Court ,
CEQA ,
Construction Permits ,
Department of Water Resources ,
Environmental Review ,
Groundwater ,
Municipalities ,
State and Local Government ,
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) ,
Utilities Sector ,
Water ,
Well Drilling
The California Supreme Court has resolved a split among the courts of appeal, concluding that citizens may bring a referendum to challenge a zoning ordinance even if the referendum would temporarily leave in place zoning...more
A referendum requiring either the rejection of an enacted zoning ordinance or submission to the voters that would leave in place zoning inconsistent with a general plan does not violate Gov’t Code Section 65860, according to...more
4/6/2018
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CA Supreme Court ,
General Plan ,
Land Developers ,
Local Ordinance ,
Municipalities ,
Referendums ,
Residential Property Owners ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
Split of Authority ,
Zoning Laws