SAN REMO HOTEL v. SAN FRACISCO CITY & CTY

No. S091757.

117 Cal.Rptr.2d 269 (2002)

27 Cal.4th 643

41 P.3d 87

SAN REMO HOTEL L.P., et al., Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants and Appellants, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRACISCO et al., Defendants, Cross-complainants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

March 4, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Andrew M. Zacks, Andrew M. Zacks, San Francisco, James B. Kraus; Law Offices of Paul F. Utrecht and Paul F. Utrecht, San Francisco, for Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants and Appellants.

Daniel J. Popeo, R. Shaw Gunnarson; and Alexander Dushku for Washington Legal Foundation as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants and Appellants.

Law Offices of Richard R. Dale and Richard R. Dale, Mill Valley, for Harsch Investment Corp. as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants and Appellants.

R.S. Radford, Sacramento, and John A. Ramirez, Mill Valley, for Pacific Legal Foundation as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants and Appellants.

Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Mueller & Naylor, John E. Mueller and James R. Parrinello, Mill Valley, for San Francisco Association of Realtors and The Coalition for Better Housing as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants and Appellants.

Paul B. Campos, San Ramon; Nicholas J. Cammarota; and David C. Smith for the California Building Industry Association, Home Builders Association of Northern California and Building Industry Legal Defense Foundation as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants and Appellants.

Louise H. Renne, City Attorney, Andrew W. Schwartz, Susan S. Cleveland and Ellen Forman, Deputy City Attorneys, for Defendants, Cross-complainants and Respondents.

Timothy J. Dowling and William Higgins, San Leandro, for 67 California Cities, the County Counsels' Association of California and the International Municipal Lawyers Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants, Cross-complainants and Respondents.

Goldfarb & Lipman, San Francisco, and Richard A. Judd for American Planning Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants, Cross-complainants and Respondents.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Richard M. Frank, Chief Assistant Attorney General, J. Matthew Rodgriquez, Assistant Attorney General, and Daniel L. Siegel, Deputy Attorney General, for People of the State of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants, Cross-complainants and Respondents.


WERDEGAR, J.

Plaintiffs, the owners and operators of the San Remo Hotel in San Francisco, sought approval from the City and County of San Francisco to rent all rooms in the San Remo Hotel to tourists or other daily renters, rather than to longer term residents. Plaintiffs eventually received approval but, in the process, were required to (1) comply with zoning laws by obtaining a conditional use permit for use of their property as a tourist hotel, and (2) help replace...

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