Saad v. City of Berkeley
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLINE, P. J.
Introduction
Defendants and appellants the City of Berkeley, its city council and board of adjustments (hereafter collectively the City) denied plaintiffs and appellants Mitri and Sonya Y. Saad (the Saads) a use permit for construction of a large single-family residence on their lot at 25 Del Mar Avenue. The Alameda County Superior Court granted the Saads’ petition for writ of administrative mandamus pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5 on the ground that one of three findings made by City in support of the permit denial was “inherently ambiguous” and not…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Nollan v. California Coastal CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Topanga Assn. for a Scenic Comm. v. CTY OF LOS ANGELESCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Desmond v. County of Contra CostaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
- Commercial Builders of Northern California, and Its Affected Members v. City of Sacramento, Council of the City of SacramentoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Lakeview Development Corp. v. City of South Lake TahoeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by31 opinions
- Paulus v. Bob Lynch Ford, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2006
- McAllister v. California Coastal CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2008
- Ross v. California Coastal CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
- Breneric Associates v. City of Del MarCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
- Malibu Mountains Recreation, Inc. v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
26 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.