Gilray

FACTS

John F. Gilray, Donald C. Berry and Mary E. Craighead (collectively Gilray) own individual parcels of undeveloped property in Cambria. Cambria is an unincorporated area in San Luis Obispo County (County). The Cambria Community Services District (District) is responsible for providing services to the area, including water and sewer services. Gilray filed a petition against the District for writ of mandate, writ of administrative mandate and for damages in inverse condemnation. The petition alleges: Gilray has paid special assessments to fund and operate the District's sewage treatment plant, but has never received sewer service. Gilray has applied to the District for public service review and for sewer service, but the District has refused to accept or process either application. The District has failed to point out any incompleteness in the applications and they are deemed complete pursuant to Government Code section 65943, subdivision (a).1 The District has sufficient sewage capacity to serve Gilray's parcel. Gilray requested that the trial court order the District to conduct a service review and grant his application for sewer services, or pay just compensation…