Legal Opinion
Travis v. County of Santa Cruz
California Supreme Court
Decided July 29, 2004No. S109597PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WERDEGAR, J.
A Santa Cruz County ordinance imposes certain restrictions on second dwelling units on residential property. Plaintiffs Steven Travis and Stanley and Sonya Sokolow sought a writ of mandate to enjoin enforcement of the ordinance and remove permit conditions imposed pursuant thereto. Plaintiffs claim the ordinance conflicts with and is preempted by state statutes and that its enforcement unconstitutionally took their property without compensation. The question before us goes not to the merits of plaintiffs’ challenge, but to whether it was timely brought.
We conclude that…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Palazzolo v. Rhode IslandSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Tobe v. City of Santa AnaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
- Hensler v. City of GlendaleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
- Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Ass'n v. City of La HabraCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
- County of San Diego v. StateCalifornia Supreme Court · 1997
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by48 opinions
- Stockton Citizens for Sensible Planning v. City of StocktonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2010
- Honig v. San Francisco Planning DepartmentCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
- Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc. v. City of IrvineCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
- County of Sonoma v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2010
- Urban Habitat Program v. City of PleasantonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2008
43 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.