Legal Opinion
Citizens of Goleta Valley v. Board of Supervisors
California Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 1990No. S013629PublishedCited by 213 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ARABIAN, J.
We granted review in this matter to determine the sufficiency of an environmental impact report (EIR) on the proposed development of a shore-front resort hotel in the County of Santa Barbara (County). Citizens of Goleta Valley (CGV), a coalition of groups opposed to the project, challenged the EIR on the sole ground that it failed to consider a number of purportedly reasonable project alternatives.
For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that the decision of the County Board of Supervisors (Board) to reject the alternatives as infeasible was supported by substantial and…
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