An appeals court panel on Friday overturned a lower court decision in favor of the city of San Diego regarding Midway District height limits.

The three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal considered whether the city complied with state requirements “to adequately inform the public of the potential environmental impacts of approving the second ballot measure to remove the height limit in the Midway-Pacific Highway area.”

“We conclude it did not,” the panel said in its ruling and ordered the city to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act.

Also in play were whether the city had identified mitigation measures or disclosed “the reasons for approving removal of the height limit even if there are significant environmental impacts.”

The saga dates back to 2020, when v

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