Construction Indus. Ass'n v. Petaluma, City of
ELR Citation: ELR 20454 No(s). C-73 663 LHB (N.D. Cal. Apr 26, 1974)
A California city ordinance limiting growth to 500 units per year (a figure substantially below the estimated demand for new housing in the community) is struck down as a violation of the constitutional right to travel, since no compelling governmental interest was shown. Defendants' arguments that ...