Legal Opinion
Village Laguna of Laguna Beach, Inc. v. Board of Supervisors
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 12, 1982No. Civ. 25486PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MORRIS, P. J.
Aliso Viejo Company owns a 6,623-acre property that occupies a significant portion of southwest Orange County near Laguna Beach. On this land, the company proposes to build a new city, Aliso Viejo, with a population of possibly 60,000 persons. A precondition to this massive development is the amendment of the Orange County General Plan for that area. And, before the general plan can be amended, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires that an adequate environmental impact report (EIR) be prepared. An EIR concerning the amendment of the general plan was…
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