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Article: State Supreme Court accepts case based on SF Hotel Conversion law. (Takings).(owners of San Remo Hotel sue City, County of San Francisco, CA)(Brief Article)
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- California Planning & Development Report
- Article date:
- January 1, 2001
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The California Supreme Court has accepted a takings case that threatens the viability of San Francisco's Hotel Conversion Ordinance.
The court has decided to hear San Remo Hotel v. City and County of San Francisco, C.A. 1st Div. 5, No. A083530 (see CP&DR Legal Digest, September 2000, October 2000).
In an opinion published in two portions, the First District Court of Appeal ruled that the "heightened scrutiny" test applied to the hotel conversion ordinance, meaning there must be a close relationship between the exaction and the project's impact. The court ruled that a lawsuit filed by owners of the San Remo Hotel should proceed in trial court.
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