Legal Opinion
Friends of Willow Glen Trestle v. City of San Jose
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 12, 2016No. H041563PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MIHARA, J.
—“A project that may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an historical resource is a project that may have a significant effect on the environment.” (Pub. Resources Code, § 21084.1, italics added.) “If there is substantial evidence, in light of the whole record before the lead agency, that the project may have a significant effect on the environment, an environmental impact report shall be prepared.” (§ 21080, subd. (d).) “If a lead agency determines that a proposed project . . . would not have a significant effect on the environment, the lead agency…
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