Sixth District Holds CEQA 30-Day Statute of Limitations Triggered by Local Agency’s Definition of “Final” Approval
By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/25
In Center for Biological Diversity v. County of San Benito (2024) 104 Cal.App.5th 22, the Court of Appeal held that the statute of limitations for two CEQA challenges did not begin to run until the Board of Supervisors had heard and decided appeals from the Planning Commission. Because the County of San Benito’s local ordinance stated that a decision was not final until the Board had heard an appeal or the time for an appeal had passed, the second of two NODs filed after the Board hearing and...
By: Downey Brand LLP