Community Character Under CEQA Limited to Aesthetics, Appellate Court Rules

William Fulton
Mar 15, 2016
4 min read

Resident concerns about the social and psychological impact associated with the conversion of a horse-boarding facility to a 12-lot subdivision do not constitute a "community character" issue requiring an environmental impact report, the Fourth District Court of Appeal has ruled.

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