Legal Opinion
City of Santee v. County of San Diego
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 7, 2010No. D055310PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BENKE, Acting P. J.
The California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq. (CEQA), requires that public agencies conduct environmental review before they commit themselves to a definite course of action with respect to any project which might have a significant impact on the environment. Such a commitment may occur when an agency makes an agreement with respect to a proposal that, as a practical matter, commits the agency “to the project as a whole or to any particular features, so as to effectively preclude any alternatives or mitigation measures that…
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