Legal Opinion
Taschner v. City Council
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 8, 1973No. Civ. 12090PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TAMURA, J.
This appeal involves the question whether a general law city may enact a building height limit ordinance through the initiative process. By a petition for writ of mandate in the court below, petitioner sought to challenge the validity of an initiative building height limit ordinance of the City of Laguna Beach. Respondent’s general demurrer was sustained without leave to amend and petitioner appeals from the ensuing judgment of dismissal.
In the posture in which this case comes before us, the facts alleged in the petition for writ of mandate must be deemed to be true. (Isrin…
2Cases cited59 opinions
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- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Miller v. Board of Public Works of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1925
- People v. GilbertCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Associated Home Builders of Greater Eastbay, Inc. v. City of LivermoreCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- Birkenfeld v. City of BerkeleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- San Diego Building Contractors Ass'n v. City CouncilCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- CEEED v. California Coastal Zone Conservation CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
- Terminal Plaza Corp. v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
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