County of Tulare v. Nunes

Opinion

WISEMAN, Acting P. J.

By local zoning ordinance, the County of Tulare (the County) restricted the location of medical marijuana collectives and cooperatives (MMC’s) to commercial and manufacturing zones. In violation of that ordinance, Jeffrey Lee Nunes, Jr., and Foothill Growers Association, Inc. (Defendants), operated an MMC in an agricultural zone. The County brought an action for injunctive relief seeking to require Defendants to discontinue the nonconforming use of the property. The trial court granted the County’s motion for summary judgment and issued an injunction prohibiting…