Legal Opinion
Charles A. Pratt Construction Co. v. California Coastal Commission
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 8, 2008No. B190122PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GILBERT, P. J.
If “it’s a long, long time from May to December,” 1 it’s an eternity from 1973 to 2008. But time, as Einstein taught us, is relative.
From a developer’s perspective, time stops when rights vest. Government Code section 66498.1 confers a vested right to proceed with a development that complies with local ordinances in effect when a local agency approves a vesting tentative map. But if a development does not comply with state and federal laws, the march of time is inexorable notwithstanding section 66498.1. This illustrates yet another perspective about time: “Nothing…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Armstrong v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates, LLC v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2012
- Reddell v. California Coastal CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
- City of Dana Point v. California Coastal CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2013
- Citizens for a Better Eureka v. California Coastal CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
- San Diego Unified Port Dist. v. Cal. Coastal Comm'n, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
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