California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Clews Land & Livestock, LLC v. City of San Diego, 19 Cal.App.5th 161, 227 Cal.Rptr.3d 413 (Cal. App. 2017):
" If the agency's initial study of a project produces substantial evidence supporting a fair argument the project may have significant adverse effects, the agency must (assuming the project is not exempt from CEQA) prepare an EIR. " ( Save the Plastic Bag Coalition v. City of Manhattan Beach (2011) 52 Cal.4th 155, 171, 127 Cal.Rptr.3d 710, 254 P.3d 1005 ( Save the Plastic Bag ).) "If, on the other hand, [t]here is no substantial evidence, in
[227 Cal.Rptr.3d 430]
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