Blanco

Filed 10/18/21 Blanco v. County of Santa Barbara CA2/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

HENRY BLANCO, 2d Civil No. B308340 (Super. Ct. No. 17CV04565) Plaintiff and Appellant, (Santa Barbara County)

v.

COUNTY OF SANTA

BARBARA,

Defendant and Respondent.

Henry Blanco appeals from the denial of his petition for writ of mandate seeking to compel the County of Santa Barbara to issue the building and grading permits he needs to complete construction of a residence in the Santa Ynez Valley. The trial court granted the County’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and dismissed the petition. Blanco contends the court erred when it: (1) concluded that he failed to properly plead the futility exception to the…