Legal Opinion
Branciforte Heights, LLC v. City of Santa Cruz
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 19, 2006No. H028864PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELIA, Acting P. J.
In this Subdivision Map Act (Map Act) (Gov. Code, § 66410 et seq.) 1 case, appellant City of Santa Cruz (City) challenges the superior court’s issuance of a writ of mandate directing the City to allow a private open space credit against the park fees exacted from respondent Branciforte Heights, LLC (Branciforte), a limited liability company, the developer of the Branciforte Heights subdivision. Section 66477, which is also known as the Quimby Act (§ 66477, subd. (g)) and is part of the Map Act, generally authorizes local governments to require, by ordinance, park land…
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