Bowman v. City of Petaluma

Opinion

CHANNELL, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment in mandamus requiring the City of Petaluma (City) to set aside certain enactments approving a subdivision development. We hold that (1) the trial court erred by extending review of the City’s actions beyond the question whether they were supported by substantial evidence; and (2) analyzed by this standard, the City’s actions did not violate the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.).

I

Since 1980 appellant Daon Corporation (Daon) has owned approximately 151 contiguous acres of unimproved property on…