Bay Conservation and Development Commission Authority Affirmed
The firm represents Save the Bay as an intervenor in an appellate case affirming the authority of the Bay Conservation & Development Commission (BCDC) to hold a landowner responsible for unauthorized bay fill on its property. (Leslie Salt Co. v. BCDC, 153 Cal.App.3d 605 (1984).)
Decades After Hard Fought Battle with Developer, Park Visitors Are Beneficiaries of Settlement Agreement
With the firm’s assistance, residents of Coldwater Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains successfully scale back a large development project, resulting in the creation of Coldwater Canyon Park. The Park is home to TreePeople’s headquarters, a nursery, conference center, amphitheater and miles of trails.
Protection of Open Space and Groundwater
The firm obtains an appellate ruling rejecting a constitutional challenge to Santa Cruz County’s denial of landowners’ request for rezoning, protecting open space and groundwater. (Blodgett v. Santa Cruz County, 698 F.2d 368 (9th Cir. 1982).)
Protection of Open Space
The firm successfully defends Tiburon in a landmark, unanimous takings case before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the Town’s open space ordinance. The Supreme Court requires courts to defer to local agencies’ regulation of land use. (Agins v. Tiburon, 447 U.S. 255 (1980).)