From: FindLaw Opinion Summaries - Environmental
(Cal. App., Civil Procedure, Construction, Environmental Law,
Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate) Trial court's
decision not to interject itself into the still on-going process of
preparing an EIR concerning plaintiff-developer's proposal to
develop single-housing and commercial structures within the limits
of defendant-city is affirmed where: 1) developer's contention that
the one-year time limit for certifying an EIR established by CEQA
section 21151.5 constitutes an iron-clad, one-size-fits-all rule
that permits of no exception, is rejected; 2) Gov. Code section
65589.5 cannot be used to halt the decision-making process
specified by CEQA that is still on-going; and 3) developer's active
participation in that process for more than three years, which
included numerous changes in t...
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