Legal Opinion
Banning Ranch Conservancy v. City of Newport Beach
California Supreme Court
Decided March 30, 2017No. S227473PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCorrigan, J.
*924 The City of Newport Beach (the City) approved a project for the development of a **459 parcel known as Banning Ranch. Banning Ranch Conservancy (BRC) opposed the project and sought a writ of mandate to set aside the approval. It alleged two grounds for relief: (1) the environmental *310 impact report (EIR) was inadequate, and (2) the City violated a general plan provision by failing to work with the California Coastal Commission (Coastal Commission) to identify wetlands and habitats. The trial court found the EIR sufficient, but granted BRC relief on the ground that the general plan required the…
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