Cleveland Nat'l Forest Found. v. Cnty. of San Diego

*1029 Real party in interest and respondent Genesee Properties, Inc. (Genesee) sought tentative map approval from respondent County of San Diego (the County) for a 24-lot subdivision on 1416.5 acres of land in San Diego County known as the Hoskings Ranch (the property). The property is within a County-designated agricultural preserve and a majority of it is subject to a Williamson Act (also known as the California Land Conservation Act of 1965; Gov. Code, 1 § 51200 et seq. ) contract requiring that the land be restricted to agricultural and compatible uses. The County Board of Supervisors (the Board) adopted a resolution conditionally approving the tentative map, finding in part that the subdivision "will not result in residential development not incidental to the commercial agricultural use of the land" pursuant to section 66474.4 of the Subdivision Map Act (§ 66410 et seq.; the Map Act). Plaintiffs and appellants Cleveland National Forest Foundation and others (collectively, Cleveland) 2 unsuccessfully petitioned for a writ of mandate, as well as injunctive and declaratory relief, challenging the legality of the Board's approval. On appeal, Cleveland contends the County's…