Apparently in an attempt to make the California Environmental Quality Act [CEQA; Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.] less burdensome, the Legislature expressly exempted several categories of projects from CEQA review, projects which did not have a significant effect on the environment. Guidelines were written to implement the statute, and one of those exempted […]
Lack Of Capacity Of Limited Partnership & Corporation.
In a California Environmental Quality Act [CEQA] case, plaintiffs, a limited partnership and two corporations voluntarily dismissed the action on May 9, 2013. The trial court awarded the defendant $37,528.14 in costs for preparation of the administrative record. On the appeal of the court’s order to pay costs, there was a motion to dismiss the […]
County Plastic Bag Prohibition Upheld.
The Marin County Board of Supervisors enacted Ordinance No. 3553 in January 2011. Effective January 1, 2012, the ordinance prohibits certain retail establishments from dispensing single-use plastic bags and requires retailers to impose a reasonable charge of not less than five cents for dispensing a single-use, recycled-content paper bag. An agricultural commissioner’s report stated that […]