Corona-Norco Unified School Dist. v. City of Corona

In Corona-Norco Unified School Dist. v. City of Corona (1993) 17 Cal.App.4th 985, a school district challenged approval of a city zone change that permitted new residential development, arguing the failure to include conditions to assure adequate schools was inconsistent with the general plan. The court held approval of the zoning amendment was not arbitrary or capricious. It explained the general plan did not contain any specific, mandatory requirement that projects guarantee adequate school facilities, and there was no evidence existing schools would not suffice. (Id. at pp. 996-997.) The Court held that a "project is consistent with the general plan if, considering all its aspects, it will further the objectives and policies of the general plan and not obstruct their attainment. " (Corona-Norco Unified School Dist. v. City of Corona, supra, 17 Cal.App.4th at p. 994.)