Legal Opinion
County of Imperial v. McDougal
California Supreme Court
Decided May 25, 1977No. L.A. 30681PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
In 1967, Imperial County (county) issued to W. Erie Simpson a use permit to allow commercial sales of water from a well on Simpson’s property, which was located in a residential subdivision. The permit contained a limitation that water could be sold for use only within the county. Simpson did not challenge the condition, and he sold only small quantities of water from the well for local use. In 1970, the tract in which Simpson’s property was located was zoned for low intensity use, but the zoning allowed the development of natural resources for commercial purposes upon the…
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