Katherine J. Hart
Local CEQA Appeals Not Exempt From Filing Fees
Submitted by jstephens on 9 March 2010 - 4:49pmUpholding a 27-year-old California Supreme Court determination, the Second District Court of Appeal has ruled that local agencies may impose a fee for the filing of an administrative appeal of a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) decision.
Cal Supremes Give Plaintiffs 30 Days To Sue
Submitted by Paul Shigley on 25 February 2010 - 10:35amThe filing of a notice of determination triggers a 30-day statute of limitations for all California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) challenges to any decision announced in the notice, regardless of the nature of the alleged CEQA violation, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
In a decision filed on February 11, 2010, in Committee for Green Foothills v. Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, the unanimous Supreme Court reversed the Sixth District Court of Appeal, which had ruled that a 180-day statute of limitations applied in the case.
Developers' Challenge To L.A. Design Guidelines Fails
Submitted by Paul Shigley on 26 January 2010 - 3:05pmA state appellate court has upheld the adoption of design guidelines that are intended to implement a City of Los Angeles redevelopment plan.
