Big Creek Lumber Co. v. County of Santa Cruz
The central question in this case is the preemptive effect of state forestry law on a local government’s power to regulate land use. The relevant state statutory law includes the Z’berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 and the California Timberland Productivity Act of 1982. The California Supreme Court concluded that the local legislation at issue before it was not preempted by state timber law.
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