Though the association was given leave to amend, it elected to stand on the petition as filed, and the proceeding was dismissed. The Court of Appeal reversed, holding the provision requiring the posting of the notice of determination constitutes a constructive notice statute, and the 30-day period does not start running until the day the notice is posted in the office of the county clerk. John W. Witt, City Attorney, Ronald L. Johnson, Chief Deputy City Attorney, and Kenneth So, Deputy City Attorney, for Defendant and Respondent. We answer in the affirmative and reverse the judgment. FN1 CEQA is contained in Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.
All statutory references are to the Public Resources Code.
The Council demurred, asserting the special statute of limitations within CEQA for initiating judicial review of environmental decisions. The trial court sustained the demurrer with 20 days leave to amend. Such notice shall indicate the determination of the local agency whether the project will, or will not, have a significant effect on the environment and shall indicate whether an environmental impact report has been prepared pursuant to the provisions of this division. Each such list shall remain posted for a period of 30 days. Moreover, the various parts of a statutory enactment must be harmonized by considering the particular clause or section in the context of the statutory framework as a whole.