Legal Opinion
Arcadia Development Co. v. City of Morgan Hill
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 5, 2011No. H035519PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PREMO, J.
I. Introduction
Plaintiff Arcadia Development Company (Arcadia) is the owner of an undeveloped 69-acre parcel of land annexed by defendant City of Morgan Hill (City) in 1990. Under City’s general plan the Arcadia property is zoned R-1 (7000), which allows single-family residential developments on lots as small as 7,000 square feet. Notwithstanding its general plan designation, the Arcadia property is limited by a City ordinance known as the “Density Restriction” to 20-acre lots. The Density Restriction applies only to the Arcadia property and to no other property within City’s…
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