Mahon
Mahon v. County of San Mateo
Opinion
Opinion
Jones, J.
Thomas Mahon (Mahon) appeals from a summary judgment entered against him, denying his request for a judicial declaration that his development permit applications were deemed approved under the Permit Streamlining Act (Act) (Gov. Code, § 65920 et seq.). He contends the trial court erred in finding that the notice given by respondent County of San Mateo (County) was not the “public notice required by law” necessary for deemed approval under the statute. We will affirm the judgment.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In February 1999, Mahon applied to the County for design review permits to construct a single-family home on each of two adjacent lots, located at 284 and 286 Second Street in Montara, California. The design applications were assigned reference numbers PLN1999-00215 (for 284 Second Street) and PLN1999-00015 (for 286 Second Street).
In March and April 1999, the County determined that each project was exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). (See Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.) This started the 60-day period for the County to approve or disapprove the projects. (See § 65950, subd. (a)(4).) Within this period,…