Legal Opinion
Pettitt v. City of Fresno
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 25, 1973No. Civ. 1681PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROWN (G. A.), P. J.
The principal question in this case is whether a municipality can be estopped to deny the validity of a building permit issued in violation of a zoning ordinance.
In 1963 William H. Pettitt and Loretta P. Pettitt, his wife (hereinafter “Pettitts”), were contemplating the purchase of the premises at 3115-3117 North Wilson Street, Fresno, for the purpose of converting the existing building on the property into a beauty salon. The single-story building was divided into two parts with separate entrances and addresses on the west side of Wilson. 3115 North Wilson had…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Nestle v. City of Santa MonicaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- City of Long Beach v. MansellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Driscoll v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- County of San Diego v. California Water & Telephone Co.California Supreme Court · 1947
- Miller v. McKinnonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Aries Development Co. v. California Coastal Zone Conservation CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
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