A state appeals court has ruled that San Diego County can't invoke the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to delay a development project that is compatible with zoning in the county's general plan.
The ruling, which potentially has broad implications, involved an application by Hilltop Group to construct a facility to recycle construction debris on a site adjacent to I-15 in Northern San Diego County.
The county originally determined that the project, known as the North County Environmental Resources Project, was entitled to a CEQA exemption because it met the criteria of the county's general plan, which had been certified as compatible with CEQA.
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