Bridges v. City of Wildomar CA4/2
The City of Wildomar, defendant and respondent, became incorporated on July 1, 2008, and also adopted a resolution approving the same general plan as the County of Riverside’s 2002 General Plan, as amended. Almost five years later, in April 2013, plaintiffs and appellants Martha Bridges and John Burkett filed a lawsuit contending the City had failed to adopt a general plan within 30 months of incorporation, citing Government Code section 65360. After a court trial, the court issued a statement of decision, ruling in favor of the City on the issues of the statute of limitations and laches. In a subsequent hearing, the trial court denied plaintiffs’ motion for new trial for the same reasons.
We agree with the trial court that the statute of limitations bars the action. Government Code section 65009 mandates that any action challenging Wildomar’s decision to adopt a general plan must be brought within 90 days of the general plan’s adoption on July 1, 2008. Furthermore, the
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