Legal Opinion
Coastal Hills Rural Preservation v. Cnty. of Sonoma
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided August 31, 2016No. A145573PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtDondero, J.
*1238This action was brought under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)1 to challenge the proposed expansion of a Buddhist retreat center approved by defendant County of Sonoma (County). The County adopted a mitigated negative declaration (MND) in lieu of a formal environmental impact report (EIR) in approving the third in a series of master use permits (MUPs) for real parties in interest Jack Petranker and the Head Lama of the Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center (TNMC). Plaintiff Coastal Hills Rural Preservation (CHRP) is a citizens' group that contends the County violated CEQA by…
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