Does the unusual circumstances exception apply?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Berkeley Hillside Preservation v. City of Berkeley, 184 Cal.Rptr.3d 643, 343 P.3d 834, 60 Cal.4th 1086 (Cal. 2015):

⁶ The courts noting judicial disagreement regarding the applicable standard also cite Dehne v. County of Santa Clara (1981) 115 Cal.App.3d 827, 171 Cal.Rptr. 753, but that decision does not mention or discuss the unusual circumstances exception.
⁶ The courts noting judicial disagreement regarding the applicable standard also cite Dehne v. County of Santa Clara (1981) 115 Cal.App.3d 827, 171 Cal.Rptr. 753, but that decision does not mention or discuss the unusual circumstances exception.

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