Legal Opinion
Melton v. City of San Pablo
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 25, 1967No. Civ. 23681PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment for defendant, City of San Pablo (hereafter City), in an action seeking declaratory relief to determine the constitutionality of a retroactive zoning ordinance requiring all portable or temporary vending establishments to obtain a use permit. The major contentions concern the constitutionality and interpretation of the ordinance and whether the trial court correctly concluded that plaintiff’s use of his property was not a preexisting lawful nonconforming use.
The record reveals the following facts, which are not in dispute : In October 1963 plaintiff acquired…
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