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Pepper Lane Neighbors etc. v. County of Sonoma CA1
The County of Sonoma (County) issued a land use permit to real party in interest GTE Mobilenet of California LP (doing business as Verizon Wireless; hereafter Verizon) for an “Intermediate Freestanding Telecommunications Facility” in the form of a 65-foot faux pine tree and related ground-mounted equipment located at 421 Pepper Lane in Petaluma (the Project). Appellant Pepper Lane Neighbors for Environmental Protection (Pepper Lane) filed a petition for writ of mandate alleging, inter alia, violations of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.), local ordinances, and due process, as well as inconsistency with the “Petaluma Dairy Belt Area Plan.” The trial court granted a motion to dismiss the CEQA and Petaluma Dairy Belt Area Plan claims and, after hearing, denied the remaining claims. Pepper Lane appeals, focusing on the visual and aesthetic impacts of the Project. We affirm.

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