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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

I. Facts

A. The Santa Monica Mountains North Area The Santa Monica Mountains North Area is an approximately 21,000-acre area of land in an unincorporated portion of northwestern Los Angeles County in the Santa Monica Mountains—one of the County’s “most significant ecological and scenic resources.” The County regulates land use in the North Area pursuant to (1) the North Area Plan, which was first adopted in October 2000 as a part of the County’s General Plan and serves as a “planning tool” with “area-specific policies,” and (2) the Community Standards District, which was first adopted in

3 October 2002 and serves as a “zoning overlay” within the County Code to implement the policies of the North Area Plan. B. Land uses within the North Area, including vineyards The North Area enjoys a “long history as a rural setting.” Most of the North Area—16,514 acres—constitutes open space, while 4,170 acres are designated for commercial, public, and residential uses. Only around 100 acres are used for agriculture, which predominantly consists of vineyards along Mulholland Highway and Kanan Dume Road, as well as in Triunfo Canyon. The North Area’s…