MADRIGAL v. CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
City did not abuse its discretion in issuing a grading permit without conducting an environmental review of the permit's impact pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act where city concluded project was exempt from compliance with CEQA because it involved grading on land with a slope of less than 10 percent, and grading permit was consistent with conditional use permit, which contemplated the use of fill as part of the grading process, although no specific amount of fill was mentioned at that time. Issuance of grading permit with no conditions was a ministerial, not discretionary act, and thus exempt from CEQA compliance.
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