RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS

November 2001

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Court of Appeal Finds Placer County's Decision to Prohibit Residential Development within One Mile of County Landfill Was Supported by Substantial Evidence.
Placer Ranch Partners v. County of Placer

On August 29, in an opinion certified for partial publication, the Third District Court of Appeal has upheld a Placer County Superior Court's decision to deny property owners a writs of mandate based on the California Environmental Quality Act and State Planning and Zoning Law.