San Diego’s years-long attempt to remove the 30-foot building height limit from the Midway District was just dealt a severe blow by a state appellate court.

Friday, California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal overturned a San Diego Superior Court judge’s earlier decision, which found that the 2022 ballot measure that lifted the height limit in the Midway District was legal. The higher court disagreed, ruling in favor of appellant Save Our Access.

In the three-judge panel decision, the court said the city violated California’s Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, because it did not adequately inform the public about the environmental impacts of removing the height limit. The city, the opinion states, abused its power in putting the matter before voters without the proper analysis.

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