CEQA’s One-Year Rule for Certifying an EIR Not Mandatory, Says First Appellate District

On December 2, the First Appellate District issued an important decision in Schellinger Brothers v. City of Sebastopol, rejecting a developer's ability to challenge a lead agency's decision to continue processing an environmental impact report (EIR) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) even after the expiration of the one-year period for certification of an EIR set forth in CEQA section 21151.5. Read more here.