Legal Opinion
Novi v. City of Pacifica
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 25, 1985No. A019100PublishedCited by 11 opinions
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KING, J.
In this case we hold that land-use ordinances precluding uses that would be detrimental to the “general welfare” and precluding developments that would be “monotonous” in design and external appearance are not unconstitutionally vague. Sam Novi appeals from a judgment in favor of the City of Pacifica in Novi’s action to compel the city to issue use and site development permits for the construction of a condominium project. We affirm the judgment.
On March 31, 1980, Novi applied to the city for a permit to construct a 48-unit condominium project on approximately 2.3 acres near…
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