[Opinion] Fourth District Voids Laguna Beach’s Negative Declaration and Historic Resources Element Amendment, Holds CEQA Required EIR or MND Due to Amendment’s Blanket Removal of Protections for Presumptive Historic Resources Listed In 1981 Local Inventory

Fourth District Voids Laguna Beach’s Negative Declaration and Historic Resources Element Amendment, Holds CEQA Required EIR or MND Due to Amendment’s Blanket Removal of Protections for Presumptive Historic Resources Listed In 1981 Local Inventory

In an opinion filed on August 31, and later ordered published on September 22, 2026, the Fourth District Court of Appeal (Div. 3) reversed the judgment of the Orange County Superior Court denying writ relief and ordered issuance of a writ of mandate invalidating the City of Laguna Beach’s (“City”) amendment of its General Plan’s […]