California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter

LAND USE NEWS

Downtown Los Angeles Community Plan and Zoning Code Finalized121

Land Use Plan in South Central Fresno Shut Down without Compromise by City Council122

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

State Water Resources Control Board Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Underground Storage Tank Regulations123

LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING

Steelhead Preservation Efforts Continue on Local Rivers, and So Too Does Litigation125

RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS

District Court of Appeal:

Second District Court Dismisses City’s Appeal as Moot as City Already Complied with Writ Ordering it to Complete Rezoning127

Californians for Homeownership, Inc. v. City of La Canada Flintridge, Unpub., Case No. B333151 (2nd Dist. Dec. 27, 2024).

First District Court Finds “Existing Structures” under the Coastal Act Only Include Those that Were Constructed Before the Act Was Enacted128

Casa Mira Homeowners Association v. California Coastal Commission, 107 Cal.App.5th 370 (1st Dist. 2024).

Second District Court Finds Servient Landowner Must Consent to Grower’s Use of Access Easement to Transport Cultivated Cannabis131

JCCrandall LLC v. County of Santa Barbara, 107 Cal.App.5th 1135 (2nd Dist. 2025).

Second District Court Affirms Granting 473(B) Relief in CEQA Challenge Because Respondents Timely Filed Motion and Did Not Make Unreasonable Mistake of Law133

Parents Against Santa Susana Field Lab et al. v. California Department of Toxic Substances Control et al., Unpub., Case No. 2D CIV. B337733 (2nd Dist. Dec. 16, 2024).

Fourth District Court Affirms Upland Park Project Amid CEQA Challenges136

Sicking v. City of Upland, Unpub., Case No. EO82066 (4th Dist. Dec. 5, 2024).

Superior Court:

Superior Court Orders Sonoma County to Cease Issuing Well Permits Except for Emergency

Permits137

Russian Riverkeeper v. County of Sonoma, Case No. SCV-273415 (Sonoma Super. Ct. Nov 11, 2024).