Legal Opinion
Urban Renewal Agency v. California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission
California Supreme Court
Decided November 26, 1975No. S.F. 23306PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RICHARDSON, J.
This case presents questions regarding the availability of “grandfather clause” exemptions for municipal corporations engaging in projects which otherwise would require a permit under the California Coastal Zone Conservation Act (Pub. Resources Code, § 27000 et seq.). We have concluded that municipal corporations may qualify for such an exemption since the act discloses a legislative intent to treat such entities no differently from any other “person.” We further conclude, however, that although plaintiffs (city and agency) are exempt from the act’s permit requirement,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hunter v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- City of Trenton v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Williams v. Mayor of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- People v. Western Air Lines, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1954
- People Ex Rel. San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission v. Town of EmeryvilleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by15 opinions
- B & P DEVELOPMENT CORP. v. City of SaratogaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- Patterson v. Central Coast Regional CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
- Russ Building Partnership v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
- South Central Coast Regional Commission v. Charles A. Pratt Construction Co.California Court of Appeal · 1982
- Davis v. California Coastal Zone Conservation CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
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