Berkeley Hills Watershed Coal. v. City of Berkeley

*885Defendant City of Berkeley (City) approved the construction of three new single-family homes on adjacent parcels in the Berkeley Hills. Plaintiffs filed a petition for writ of mandate in the superior court opposing the approval because (1) the proposed construction was subject to the "location" exception to the Class 3 exemption for "up to three single-family residences" in urbanized areas under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA; Pub. Resources Code,1 § 21000 et seq.) and (2) the City failed to comply with several provisions of its zoning ordinance in approving the project. The…