Court rejects lawsuit over Petaluma asphalt plant

Lori A. Carter, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A state appellate court on Friday rejected on all counts an appeal by the city of Petaluma and environmental groups that challenged county approval of the Dutra Materials asphalt plant just south of Petaluma.

The unanimous ruling, signed by a three-judge panel from the 1st District Court of Appeal in San Francisco, affirms the 2011 judgment of Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Rene Chouteau, who ruled that the county’s environmental analysis was adequate and that open meeting laws had been followed.

The court fight extended what has been one of the county’s most high profile land-use battles over the past decade.

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