Legal Opinion
Smith v. County of Santa Barbara
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 26, 1992No. B058763PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GILBERT, J.
After a public hearing, the County of Santa Barbara (County) found that it issued a land use permit in error, but that it was estopped from revoking the permit. The superior court denied a petition for a writ of administrative mandate to require the County to revoke the permit.
We hold that a public entity may be estopped from enforcing the law only in extraordinary cases. This case is not one of them. There is no substantial evidence to support the County’s finding of reasonable reliance on the land use permit. We reverse.
Facts
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Long Beach v. MansellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Strong v. County of Santa CruzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- Pettitt v. City of FresnoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- City of Imperial Beach v. AlgertCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
- People Ex Rel. Department of Public Works v. Ryan Outdoor Advertising, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1974
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3Cited by22 opinions
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