Wildlife Corridor Overlay Not Subject To CEQA
- William Fulton
- Nov 14, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 7
An overlay zone designed to protect wildlife migration corridors is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, an appellate court has ruled. The court also ruled that the overlay zone is not covered by the Surface Mining And Reclamation Act, even though the overlay zone covers some 10,000 acres of land that contains mineral resources.