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Environmental

Apr. 13, 2013

Court affirms certain residential developments exempt from CEQA review

An appellate court upheld a city's affirmation that residential developments are exempt from CEQA review if the development is consistent with an approved specific plan for which an environmental impact report. By William R. Devine


By William R. Devine


The recent California appellate court decision in Concerned Dublin Citizens v. City of Dublin, 2013 DJDAR 4098 (Cal App. 1st Dist. March 28, 2013), upheld a city's affirmation that residential developments are exempt from CEQA review if the development is consistent with, and implemented pursuant to, an approved specific plan for which an environmental impact report (EIR) was certified. In addition, the fact that the certified EIR ...

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