Legal Opinion
SANTA MONICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE v. City of Santa Monica
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 29, 2002No. B151761PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CROSKEY, J.
The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce and Daniel L. Ehrler (collectively Chamber of Commerce) sued the City of Santa Monica (City) under the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.) 1 (CEQA), after City failed to prepare an environmental impact report (EIR) before adopting legislation that created a large, residents-only, permit-required parking district (PPZ, for preferential parking zone). 2
The trial court denied Chamber of Commerce’s petition for a writ of mandamus directing City to prepare the EIR before adopting the legislation, and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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