Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. County of Sonoma
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 21, 2017No. A147340PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HUMES, P.
Agricultural Commissioner of Sonoma County (Commissioner) issued a permit, which we will refer to as an erosion-control permit, under the county’s Grading, Drainage, and Vineyard and Orchard Site Development Ordinance (Sonoma County Code of Ord., § 11.02.010 et seq.; the ordinance) to real parties in interest Ronald Ohlson and his brother, Ernest. The permit allowed them to establish a vineyard on land they own that was being used for grazing. The Commissioner determined that issuing the permit was a ministerial act and therefore exempt from the California Environmental…
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