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This webpage provides access to course materials and reading for URBP 229, Planning and Environmental Law. Any questions should be e-mailed to the course instructor, Keith Sugar.

Week 1

The Legal System: An introduction to the law of regulation.

Week 2

The Police Power: The basis of all land use regulation.

• Village of Belle Terre v. Boraas 416 U.S. 1 (1971) [.pdf]
• Village of Euclid v. Amber Realty Corp., 272 U.S. 365 (1926) [.pdf]
• Metromedia Inc. v. City of San Diego 26 C3d 848 (1980) [.pdf]
• Associated Homebuilders Inc. v. City of Livermore, 18 C3d 582, (1976) [.pdf]

Weeks 3 & 4

The General Plan: The Constitution of all local land use planning.

• Cal. Gov't Code Section 65300, et seq.

Authority and Purpose

• Lesher Communications Inc. v. City of Walnut Creek 52 C3d 531 (1990) [.pdf]
• DeBottari v. City Council, 171 CA3d 1204 (1975) [.pdf]

Required Elements

• Cal. Gov't Code Section 65302
• Twain Harte Homeowner's Assn. V. County of Tuolumne (1982) 138 CA3d 664 [.pdf]
• Concerned Citizens of Calaveras County v. Board of Supervisors (1985) 166 CA3d 90 [.pdf]

Adequacy

• Cal Gov't Code Section 65358 and 65359
• Garat v. City of Riverside, 2 CA4th 259 (1992)

Application

• Sequoyah Hills Homowners Assn. v. City of Oakland (1994) 23 Cal.App.4th 704 [.pdf]

Weeks 5 - 6

Zoning: Land use prescriptions for the general welfare.

• Cal. Gov't Code Section 65800, et seq.

Application to Charter Cities

• Cal Gov't Code Section 65860(d)
• Arnel Dev. Co. v. City of Costa Mesa 28 CA3d 511 (1980) [.pdf[
• Carty v. City of Ojai, 77 CA3d 329, (1978)
• Ewing v. Carmel-By-The-Sea, 234 C3d 1579 (1991) [.pdf]
• City of Santa Cruz v. Superior Court, 40 CA4th 1146 (1995) [.pdf]
• Novi v. Pacifica, 169 CA3d 678 (1985) [.pdf]

Due Process Considerations

• Cal Gov't Code Sections 65850 - 65858

Non-Conforming Uses

• Livingston Rock Etc. v. County of L.A. 43 2d 121 (1954) [.pdf]

Variances

• Gov't Code Sections 65906, 65852.1
• Orinda Association v. Board of Supervisors, 182 CA3d 1145 [.pdf]

Conditional Use Permits

• Cal Gov't Code Section 65901
• Concerned Citizens of Palm Desert, Inc. v. Board of Supervisors 38 CA3d 257 (1974)
• Van Sicklen v. Browne, 15 CA3d 122 (1971) [.pdf]
• Anza Parking Corp v. City of Burlingame, 195 CA3d 122 (1971) [.pdf]

Weeks 7-8

The California Environmental Quality Act: Public Disclosure and Informed Decision Making

• California Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq., 14 California Code of Regulations Section 15000, et seq. (CEQA Guidelines)
• CEQA Primer [.pdf]
• Laurel Heights Improvement Association v. Regents of the University of California, 47 CA3d 376 (1989)
• City of Carmel-By-The-Sea v. Board of Supervisors 183 CA3d 29 (1986)
• Pocket Protectors v. City of Sacramento (December 1, 2004)
• Santiago Water District v. County of Orange 118 CA3d 818 (1981)
• Western States Petroleum Assn. v. Superior Court, 9 C4th 559 (1995)
• Kings County Farm Bureau v. City of Hanford, 221 CA3d 692 (1990)

Week 9

Interim Ordinances and Moratoria

• Gov't Code Section 65858
• Building Industry Legal Defense Fund v. Superior Court 72 CA4th 1410 (1999)
• First Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of L.A. 482 U.S. 304 (1987)

Week 10

The Subdivision Map Act: Regulation, design and control of land divisions

• Gov't Code Section 66400, et seq.
• Horn v. County of Ventura 24 C3d 605 (1979)
• Youngblood v. Board of Supervisors 24 C3d 644 (1979)
• Knoell v. City of Lompoc, 195 CA3d 378 (1987)
• Griffis v. County of Mono, 163 CA3d 414 (1985)
• Real Property Journal: Avoiding New and Old Procedural Pitfalls

Week 11

Vested Rights and Due Process

• Malibu Mountains Recreation Inc. v. County of L.A. 67 CA4th 359 (1998)
• Avco Community Developers, Inc. v. South Coast Regional Commission, 17 C3d 785 (1976)

Development Agreements

• Gov't Code Sections 65864-65867
• Edelstein, Development Agreement Practice...22 Stetson L. Rev. 761 (1993)

Fair Play

• Clark v. City of Hermosa Beach 48 CA4th 1152

Weeks 12 - 13

Inverse Condemnation, Takings and Exactions

• Agins v. City of Tiburon 24 C3d 266, (1979) [.pdf]
• San Diego Gas and Electric v. City of San Diego, 450 U.S. 621 (1981)
• Lake Nacimiento Ranch Co. v. County of San Luis Obispo, 830 F2d 977 (1987)
• Elison v. County of Ventura, 217 CA3d 455 (1990)
• Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council, 505 U.S. 1003 (1992) [.pdf]
• Dolan v. City of Tigard, 512 U.S. 374 (1994) [.pdf]
• Erlich v. City of Culver, 12 C4th 854 (1994)

Weeks 14 - 15

Annexations and Redevelopment

• Health and Safety Code Sections 33300, et seq.
• Gov't Code Sections 54900, et seq.
• Kehoe v. City of Berkeley (1977)67 CA3d 666
• Daniel Curtin, Curtin's California Land Use and Planning Law, Chapter 16, "LAFCO's"