A church desired to build a senior citizen living community in an unincorporated area of a county. The Board of Supervisors created a new zoning definition for senior residential housing, and determined the project was in compliance. Several community groups associated and challenged the Board in a petition for writ of mandate in the superior court, contending the Board engaged in spot zoning. The trial court entered judgment in petitioners’ favor and issued the requested writ. The appellate court reversed, stating: “Although the Board’s actions constituted spot zoning, the spot zoning was permissible.” (Foothill Communities Coalition v. County of Orange (Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange) (Cal. App. Fourth Dist., Div. 3; January 13, 2014) 222 Cal.App.4th 1302, [166 Cal.Rptr.3d 627].)
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