Emmington

Appellant Margaret Emmington appeals a judgment validating the Collinsville-Montezuma Hills Redevelopment Project (redevelopment plan) involving approximately 10,350 acres of land in Solano County primarily devoted to agricultural use. The redevelopment plan proposes the development of water-dependent industrial uses in the project area, including the possible construction of an industrial road, a rail line, shipping berths and water-oriented commercial recreation facilities. Appellant contends the redevelopment plan was approved by respondents Solano County Redevelopment Agency and the Solano County Board of Supervisors in violation of the Community Redevelopment Law (Health & Saf. Code, § 33000 et seq.) and the California Environmental Quality Act. (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.) We reverse, having concluded the record before us does not contain substantial evidence demonstrating the project area is blighted within the meaning of the Community Redevelopment Law.

The setting for the redevelopment plan is a 10,350-acre site in the unincorporated Montezuma Hills area of Solano County. The project area is bounded generally on the west by the Suisun Marsh Protection…