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Zoning, Planning and Use

Jun. 20, 2000

Blight Light

--Land Use Law-- Diamond Bar court holds that under redevelopment law, a city's evidence of blight must be substantial.

By Daniel J. Curtin Jr.

        A recent decision, Beach-Courchesne v. City of Diamond Bar, 80 Cal.App.4th 986 (2000), where the court struck down the City Council's finding of blight in approving a redevelopment project, points out the importance of the general principle that should be followed by practitioners in this field: Findings to justify many land-use decisions must be supported by substantia...

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