Legal Opinion
Construction Industry Association of Sonoma County, a California Nonprofit Corporation v. The City of Petaluma, a California Charter City
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 2, 1975No. 74-2100PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before BARNES and CHOY, Circuit Judges and EAST, * District Judge. CHOY, Circuit Judge:
The City of Petaluma (the City) appeals from a district court decision voiding as unconstitutional certain aspects of its five-year housing and zoning plan. We reverse.
Statement of Facts
The City is located in southern Sonoma County, about 40 miles north of San Franciso. In the 1950’s and 1960’s, Petaluma was a relatively self-sufficient town. It experienced a steady population growth from 10,315 in 1950 to 24,-870 in 1970. Eventually, the City was drawn into the Bay Area metropolitan housing market…
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