Legal Opinion

Helicopters for Agric. v. Cnty. of Napa

District Court, N.D. California

Decided April 18, 2019No. C 18-06124 WHAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

William Alsup, United States District Judge *1038INTRODUCTION

In this action challenging a county ordinance regulating the use of helicopters for agricultural purposes, defendants' motion to dismiss is DENIED IN PART and GRANTED IN PART .

STATEMENT

In June 2018, the voters of Napa County passed an initiative measure that restricted the use of helicopters for agricultural operations. The measure was soon adopted as Napa County Ordinance No. 2018-002 and included the following statement of purpose:

The people find that any proliferation of personal use airports or heliports would be inconsistent with…

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