The California Land Use & Development Law Report
Legal Commentary on Planning and Development
EIR Comments Should Improve The Environmental Review Process, Not Derail It
CEQA guidelines require only that a lead agency give detailed responses to comments that identify an important new matter not discussed in the draft environmental impact report or raise questions about a significant environmental issue, the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled, allowing Orange County to proceed with a long-considered expansion of a county jail. City of Irvine v. County of Orange, No. G049527 (4th Dist. 3rd Div., July 6, 2015).
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