Georgetown Preservation Society v. County of El Dorado - Despite Compliance with Local Design Standards Lay Opinion on Aesthetics Can Support a CEQA "Fair Argument"

December 26th, 2018
A recent opinion by California’s Third Appellate District holds that even if a project conforms to county historic design guidelines, lay opinions relating to the aesthetics may support a fair argument of substantial impacts on the environment. Read More
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Categories: CEQA, Environmental, Land Use
Tags: aesthetics, CEQA, design standards, El Dorado, fair argument, Georgetown Preservation Society, historic, Third Appellate

Protect Niles v. City of Fremont - Personal Observations May Support a CEQA "Fair Argument"

August 10th, 2018
August 2018 A recent unpublished opinion by California’s First Appellate District highlights the risk that CEQA lead agencies face when they approve projects with potential visual or traffic impacts based on a negative declaration. In Protect Niles… Read More
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Categories: Articles, CEQA, Environmental, Land Use, Mitigation
Tags: aesthetics, CEQA, development proposal, EIR, fair argument, lead agency, negative declaration, substantial evidence, traffic impacts