Babcock v. City of Laguna Beach
Defendant City of Laguna Beach appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs Brenton R. Babcock and Diane L. Babcock that invalidated application of a zoning ordinance to a portion of plaintiffs real property. It relies on several procedural grounds, including issue preclusion, the statute of limitations, and ripeness. Litigation of the claim was not precluded but we agree it was barred by the statute of limitations because plaintiffs challenge to the ordinance was filed well beyond the applicable statute of limitations. Further, the action is not ripe because the ordinance has not yet been applied to plaintiffs property. Court reverse on those grounds.
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