Legal Opinion
Benton v. Board of Supervisors
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 22, 1991No. A046292PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
REARDON, J.
Real party in interest Whitbread of California, Inc., sought Napa County approval for a winery on its property. Respondents Napa County and its board of supervisors adopted a mitigated negative declaration 1 pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Appellants Fletcher and Roberta Benton and others sought a writ of administrative mandate to compel the county and the board to require preparation of an environmental impact report (EIR). 2 The trial court denied the petition. The Bentons appeal, contending that CEQA requires an EIR on this project. We affirm…
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