macdonald sommer frates yolo county argued march decided june appellant submitted proposal yolo county planning commission subdivide certain property multifamily residential lots commission rejected proposal county board supervisors affirmed grounds proposal failed provide adequate public street access sewer services water supplies police protection appellant filed action california superior alleging appellee county city restricted property question agricultural use denying subdivision applications thereby appropriated entire economic use property sole purpose providing public buffer appellant sought declaratory monetary relief sustained demurrer complaint holding appellant factual allegations insufficient monetary damages inverse condemnation foreclosed agins city tiburon cal aff california appeal affirmed california denied appellant petition hearing held absent final authoritative determination county planning commission apply regulations issue property question determine whether taking occurred whether county failed provide compensation without knowing nature extent permitted development adjudicate constitutionality regulations purport limit pp affirmed stevens delivered opinion brennan marshall blackmun joined white filed dissenting opinion burger joined parts ii iii powell rehnquist joined post rehnquist filed dissenting opinion powell joined post howard ellman argued cause appellant briefs gus bauman kenneth burns scott verges edward macdonald william owen argued cause appellees brief richard sherwood charles mack lawrence klose briefs amici curiae urging reversal filed adirondack park local government review board et al ronald zumbrun robert best thomas birmingham american college real estate lawyers robert hetlage eugene morris john trevaskis edward cutler california building industry association rex lee benjamin heineman carter phillips first english evangelical lutheran church glendale et al jerrold fadem michael berger lodestar gideon kanner legal foundation john cannon susan wanat ann plunkett sheldon briefs amici curiae urging affirmance filed city mountain view et al peter bulens robert logan carter stroud albert polonsky campagna robert lanzone mary jo levinger steven nord duane lyders john witt hadden roth robert rogers american farmland trust et al fred bosselman clifford weaver county supervisors association california mark wasser national association counties et al benna ruth solomon joyce holmes benjamin briefs amici curiae filed solicitor general fried assistant attorney general habicht deputy solicitor general kuhl deputy assistant attorney general marzulla peter steenland state california ex rel john van de kamp attorney general et al van de kamp richard jacobs gregory taylor theodora berger assistant attorneys general craig thompson richard frank deputy attorneys general joined attorneys general respective jurisdictions follows harold brown alaska francis bellotti massachusetts leroy zimmerman pennsylvania charles oberly iii delaware jim smith florida su esu lutu american samoa leroy mercer virgin islands richard opper guam corinne watanabe hawaii james jones idaho neil hartigan illinois linley pearson indiana thomas miller iowa william guste louisiana james tierney maine stephen sachs maryland frank kelley michigan william webster missouri jeffrey amestoy vermont hubert humphrey iii minnesota robert abrams new york travis medlock south carolina jim maddox texas david wilkenson utah kenneth eikenberry washington bronson la follette wisconsin archie mcclintock wyoming national institute municipal law officers et al roy bates william thornton john witt roger cutler george agnost lamar shelley robert alfton james baker frank gummey iii james montgomery clifford pierce william taube charles rhyne conservation foundation et al charles siemon wendy larsen christopher duerksen justice stevens delivered opinion question presented whether rejection subdivision proposal deprived appellant property without compensation contrary fifth fourteenth amendments constitution appeal taken judgment sustaining demurrer property owner complaint money damages alleged taking property appellant submitted tentative subdivision map yolo county planning commission appellant proposal subject property least part planted corn subdivided multifamily residential lots yolo county planning commission rejected subdivision plan however board supervisors county affirmed determination board found numerous reasons appellant tentative subdivision map neither consistent general plan county yolo specific plan county yolo embodied zoning regulations county app appellant focuses attention four reasons see fourth amended complaint first board criticized plan failed provide access proposed subdivision public street city davis subdivision adjoin refused permit extension cowell boulevard development see even ignoring obstacle map presented de provision means access subdivision board calculated relying extension cowell boulevard alone constitut real substantial danger public health event fire earthquake flood natural disaster second board found appellant tentative map presented provide sewer service governmental entity means provision sewer services el macero interceptor sewer require proposed subdivision anne existing community services area said annexation subject local agency formation commission jurisdiction board finds proceedings currently pending lafco annexation proposed subdivision rebuff appellant filed present action day petition writ mandate mandate action still pending seeks set aside board decision direct board reconsider appellant subdivision proposal see amended petition writ mandate action contrast seeks declaratory monetary relief appellant accuses appellees county yolo city davis restricting property agricultural use denying permit applications subdivision maps requests implement use thereby appropriating entire economic use appellant property sole purpose providing public buffer particular fourth amended complaint challenges board decision respect adequacy public access sanitation services water supplies fire police protection appellees denied services according complaint none beneficial uses allowed even agricultural land suitable appellant property complaint alleged capital letters without limitation foregoing enumeration application zone change variance relief futile complaint also alleged appellant exhausted administrative remedies seven causes action ripe adjudication response charges appellees demurred pointing earlier order sustaining demurrers granting leave amend california superior contended property obvious uses agriculture yolo county code referenced sections permitting uses among others ranch farm dwellings agricultural storage facilities see yolo county code rejected appellant attemp overcome defect alleging conclusionary fact every principal use every multiple accessory use longer possible property value zoned app concluded irrespective insufficiency appellant factual allegations monetary damages inverse condemnation foreclosed california decision agins city tiburon cal aff app california appeal affirmed accept ed true properly pled factual allegations complaint consider whether complaint barred failure exhaust administrative remedies res judicata ou nd decision agins controlling herein case california specifically clearly established policy reasons rule law precludes landowner recovering inverse condemnation based upon land use regulation emphasize hold regulation amount taking without compensation simply held event remedy inverse condemnation remedy instead action regulation set aside unconstitutional plaintiff filed mandate action trial currently pending proper remedy claim inverse condemnation maintained citation omitted event even inverse condemnation action available land use regulation situation constrained hold plaintiff failed state cause action pared essence allegations plaintiff purchased property residential development property zoned residential development plaintiff submitted application approval development property residential units part urging city county denied approval application allegations plaintiff unlike plaintiffs agins case california held plaintiffs failed allege facts establish unconstitutional taking private property plaintiff claim must fail reasons claims agins failed plaintiff applied approval particular relatively intensive residential development application denied denial particular plan equated refusal permit development plaintiff concedes property zoned residential purposes county general plan zoning ordinance land use planning proposition governmental entity required permit landowner develop property full extent might desire charged unconstitutional taking property agins refusal defendants permit intensive development desired landowner preclude less intensive still valuable development accordingly complaint fails state cause action citation omitted ii regulatory takings claim advanced appellant two components first appellant must establish regulation substance taken property regulation goes far pennsylvania coal mahon see kaiser aetna second appellant must demonstrate proffered compensation follows nature regulatory takings claim essential prerequisite assertion final authoritative determination type intensity development legally permitted subject property determine whether regulation gone far unless knows far regulation goes justice holmes emphasized throughout opinion pennsylvania coal mahon question degree therefore disposed general propositions accord day set formula determine regulation ends taking begins goldblatt hempstead instead rely much exercise judgment application logic andrus allard cases accordingly examined taking question engaging essentially ad hoc factual inquiries identified several factors economic impact regulation interference reasonable expectations character governmental action particular significance kaiser aetna see penn central transportation new york city ad hoc factual inquiries central eureka mining question properly turning upon particular circumstances case property owner obtained final decision regarding application zoning ordinance subdivision regulations property impossible tell whether land retain reasonable beneficial use whether existing expectation interests ha destroyed williamson planning hamilton bank explained last term difficult problem define far distinguish point regulation becomes onerous effect appropriation property eminent domain physical possession esolution question depends significant part upon analysis effect commission application zoning ordinance subdivision regulations value respondent property profit expectation effect measured final decision made regulations applied respondent property omitted similar reasons determine whether municipality failed provide compensation knows compensation responsible administrative body intends provide see state action complete state fails provide adequate compensation taking omitted local agencies charged administering regulations governing property development singularly flexible institutions take one hand may give back penn central transportation new york city example recognized landmarks preservation commission administrative body primarily responsible administering new york city landmarks preservation law authority appropriate circumstances authorize alterations remit taxes transfer development rights ensure landmark owner reasonable return property see railroad sought approval construction smaller structure proposed story office building see development rights airspace grand central station terminal transferable least eight parcels vicinity terminal one two ha found suitable construction new office building concluded application new york city landmarks law ha effected taking railroad property whether inquiry asks regulation gone far whether seeks determine proffered compensation answer possible knows use may made affected property cases uniformly reflect insistence knowing nature extent permitted development adjudicating constitutionality regulations purport limit thus agins tiburon held zoning ordinances authorized development one five residences appellants tract effect taking property face appellants made application improvements property constitutionality particular application ordinances properly us see similarly san diego gas electric san diego dismissed appeal appear city rezoning adoption open space plan deprived utility beneficial use property see california appeal decided whether taking fact ha occurred proceedings necessary resolve federal question whether taking consequence judgment final purposes jurisdiction ibid recently williamson planning hamilton bank held developer failure either seek variances allowed develop property accordance proposed plat avail available facially adequate state procedure might obtain compensation meant regulatory taking claim premature comparison situations property owners three preceding cases appellant submitted one subdivision proposal received board response thereto nevertheless appellant still yet receive board final definitive position regarding apply regulations issue particular land question williamson planning hamilton bank agins san diego gas electric williamson planning declined reach question whether constitution requires monetary remedy redress regulatory takings records cases left us uncertain whether property issue fact taken likewise case holdings courts leave open possibility development permitted thus leave us doubt regarding antecedent question whether appellant property taken judgment therefore affirmed footnotes determining plaintiff land used agricultural purposes notwithstanding general planning zoning designation residential use suitability therefor county determined property lacked access means suitable public streets condition resulting city deliberate refusal permit approve available access ii roperty lacked sanitary sewer service condition resulting directly wrongful acts city county district alleged iii property lacked adequate water supply finding directly contrary fact evidence county proven sources supply property vicinity thereof serve immediately adjacent residential areas iv property lacked adequate fire police services conditions attributable part refusal part county city provide services app california factual allegations complaint properly pleaded deemed admitted defendant demurrer thompson county alameda cal however demurrer admit contentions deductions conclusions fact law alleged therein daar yellow cab cal citations omitted see serrano priest cal chicago title ins great western financial cal sych insurance north america cal app cal rptr read city lynwood cal app cal rptr thus one intermediate california appellate sustained demurrer complaint alleging regulatory taking jurisdictional grounds notwithstanding allegation appellants complaint exhausted administrative remedies demurrer admits material facts properly pleaded admit conclusions fact law alleged therein appellants conclusionary statement exhausted administrative remedies therefore avail pan pacific properties county santa cruz cal app cal rptr citation omitted cf hecton people ex rel dept transportation cal app cal rptr allegations taking damage understand superior sustained demurrer complaint failed properly plead facts amounting taking california law provide monetary remedy regulatory taking superior explaining two reasons concluded simply complaint fails state proper cause action inverse condemnation app although justice white dissent treats first reason dicta second actual basis decision see post since superior rest holding one two stated reasons appropriate treat alternative bases decision answer appellant claim california appeal similarly held monetary judgment foreclosed agins ven cause action monetary damages stated civil rights act based upon regulation use property allegations insufficient case plaintiff seeks compensation county refused approval intensive development desires refusal mean less intensive uses also denied accordingly plaintiff alleged facts sufficient establish uncompensated taking property app accept purposes deciding case taking public purpose alleged complaint see see also property owner course required resort piecemeal litigation otherwise unfair procedures order obtain determination see williamson planning hamilton bank stevens concurring judgment dickinson appellant current complaint authoritatively construed california appeal alleged denial one intense type residential development appellant contend improvements along lines subdivision plan avert regulatory taking rather complaint alleged appellant deprived beneficial use property see app california appeal whose opinion matters local law local pleading must respect cf agins tiburon apparently rejected superior labeled conclusionary allegation futility explained appellant seek administrative application yolo county general plan zoning ordinances property aught appears allow development proceed justice white dissent reluctantly concludes understanding appeal decision plausible sensible insists appeal decision properly read taking true allegations complaint including allegations futility rejecting allegations insufficient matter substantive takings law post disagree state courts upheld appellees demurrer ground development foreclosed thus superior apparently accepted appellant submission property restricted agricultural use held even valuable use might still made land appeal unwilling concede even much noted appellant property zoned residential held valuable residential development open holdings total prohibition productive use appellant land possibly reconciled allegations complaint beneficial use precluded app future applications futile view fact allegations necessarily rejected state courts parties briefs disclose permissible basis disposition settled california demurrer law see supra see also brief respondents civil cal ct third app july pp memorandum points authorities support demurrer fourth amended complaint cal super yolo county clerk pp matter state courts neglected expressly disapprove deficient allegations detail particular reasons see post remarkably dissent implies appeal accepted complaint allegations local regulations denied appellant beneficial use property regulatory proceedings fruitless nonetheless required file useless applications state taking claim ibid whatever purpose requirement might serve futile reapplications contemplated appeal begin requirement dissent maintains suggested appeal reliance decisions california agins see app contrary appeal relied decisions agins illustrate property owners attempt ed obtain approval develop land accordance applicable zoning regulations reason failed allege facts establish unconstitutional taking private property see cal implication future applications futile meaningful application yet made dissent supposition appeal accepted allegations taking futility contradicted express denial submission less intensive application futile refusal appellees permit intensive development desired landowner preclude less intensive still valuable development app appellant thus position agins occupied requested denied opportunity build five victorian mansions residences san diego gas electric asked denied option building nuclear powerplant rejection exceedingly grandiose development plans logically imply less ambitious plans receive similarly unfavorable reviews case course statements courts dispelling doubt point justice white chief justice joins justice powell justice rehnquist join parts ii iii dissenting acknowledges noted probable jurisdiction case ecause importance question whether monetary remedy inverse condemnation constitutionally required appropriate cases involving regulatory takings ante avoids issue holding antecedent question whether appellant adequately stated takings claim answered negative disagree factual allegations must consider opinion correctly read state takings claim therefore present remedial question thrice sought resolve see williamson county regional planning hamilton bank san diego gas electric san diego agins tiburon recognizes complaint alleged appellant deprived beneficial use property ante concludes california appeal whose opinion matters local law local pleading must respect cf agins tiburon apparently rejected superior labeled conclusionary allegation futility explained appellant seek administrative application yolo county general plan zoning ordinances property aught appears allow development proceed ibid view fairly read record opinion appellant initial complaint filed superior alleged although property zoned residential use county designated agricultural preserve reserve city complaint alleged even though property lay county outside city boundaries county implemented city policy relegating land agricultural uses see complaint pp finally complaint asserted property agriculturally impaired economically used agricultural purposes see sustaining appellees demurrer complaint superior accepted true allegation property effectively rezoned agricultural noted allegation property used variety nonagricultural purposes explicitly allowed agricultural zones county city codes see order mar cal super yolo county pp conclusion failure allege property question useless permitted purposes agricultural zone agricultural use renders inverse condemnation cause action demurrable fourth amended complaint complaint formed basis judgment appellant responded earlier ruling specifically alleging property suitable uses permitted agricultural zone asserting facts support allegation see app superior however indicated found allegations conclusionary although rely determination sustaining demurrer complaint relying instead california general ruling agins city tiburon cal aff grounds inverse condemnation action may brought result land use regulation crucial fact superior denominated conclusionary allegations complaint rejected possibility feasible nonagricultural uses property consistent agricultural zoning categorize conclusionary appellant allegations economically beneficial residential uses foreclosed appellees actions reviewing superior ruling demurrer fourth amended complaint california appeal first noted consider whether complaint barred failure exhaust administrative remedies res judicata app summarized allegations complaint including allegations property suitable agricultural use uses permitted county code suitable residential use county city acted prevent use entirely appeal also noted appellant alleged ny application zone change variance relief futile nowhere state matter california demurrer law rejecting allegations properly pleaded nowhere refer superior statement allegations infeasibility nonagricultural uses consistent agricultural zoning might properly pleaded recited allegations without indicating rejecting appeal first held cause action stated inverse condemnation holding noted compelled california ruling agins remedy takings alleged result land use regulation see agins cal alternative however appeal found even cause action available appellant stated takings claim concluded ared essence allegations appellant purchased property residential development property zoned residential development appellant submitted application approval development property residential units part urging city county denied approval application app observed situation unlike agins zoning ordinance restricted landowner five acres building maximum five residences property found constitute taking since face ordinance still allowed level development reasonable use property see agins agins cal citing agins appeal determined appellant stated takings cause action appellees refusal allow intensive development requested appellant preclude less intensive still valuable development app view given absence expression disapproval appeal appellant allegations summarized opinion given fact superior labeled appellant allegations futility conclusionary reason read last statement appeal ruling allegations futility well pleaded instead appeal focus termed essence appellant complaint together conclusion respect essential allegations case analytically agins imply believed matter federal takings law certain allegations controlled terms determining takings claim stated specifically concluding allegations futility material determining agins application must made takings claim stated appeal held takings cause action stated reapplication made even application useless ii whether regulatory taking occurred inquiry completed final decision made allegedly confiscatory regulations apply pertinent property williamson county regional planning thus penn central transportation new york city agins supra considered takings purposes actual regulatory decision made governmental decisionmaker declined speculate restrictions might imposed hodel virginia surface mining reclamation refused consider takings claim based general regulatory provisions yet applied specific properties susceptible administrative exemption recently williamson county regional planning determined denial particular use property constitute final decision variance procedures available left open possibility landowner may develop subdivision according plat obtaining variances holdings recognize regulatory takings determination closely tied facts particular case often ongoing process relevant regulatory decisions made given characteristics regulatory taking final decision requirement necessary ensure initial decisionmaker arrived definitive position issue inflicts actual concrete injury nothing cases however suggests decisionmaker definitive position may determined explicit denials applications development cases suggest repeated applications denials necessary pinpoint position moreover see reason importing requirement final decision analysis decisionmaker definitive position may sometimes determined factors actual decision issue question example landowner applies develop land relatively intensive manner consistent applicable zoning requirements governmental body denies application explaining development barred interpretation zoning ordinance find final decision barring development made even though landowner apply less intensive development although landowner must pursue reasonably available avenues might allow relief need believe take patently fruitless measures appeal reliance agins case therefore misplaced appellant alleged simply application denied overall effect denial reasons given denial actions taken appellees prevent appellant ever able meet county development requirements appellant property taken appeal purported reduce appellant claim essence ignored critical distinction agins indication upon application property owner allowed develop property economically beneficial manner factual situation application allegedly futile case believe appellant sufficiently alleged final decision denying reasonable economically beneficial use property iii assuming appellant adequately alleged final decision next question whether takings cause action stated allegations complaint discerning answer question involves two separate inquiries whether land use regulation restricting use property may ever amount taking answer first inquiry affirmative whether allegations sufficient state takings claim first question cases long indicated regulations may rise level taking restrictions impose sufficiently severe see agins prune yard shopping center robins kaiser aetna andrus allard penn central supra central eureka mining pennsylvania coal mahon nevertheless california agins concluded landowner alleging zoning ordinance deprived substantially use land may attempt declaratory relief mandamus invalidate ordinance excessive regulation violation fifth amendment constitution may however elect sue inverse condemnation thereby transmute excessive use police power lawful taking compensation eminent domain must paid cal olice power regulations zoning ordinances restrictions destroy use enjoyment property order promote public good effectively formal condemnation physical invasion property property owner point view may matter little whether land condemned flooded whether restricted regulation use natural state effect cases deprive beneficial use government point view benefits flowing public preservation open space regulation may equally great creating wildlife refuge formal condemnation increasing electricity production dam project floods private property logical government action acquisition title occupancy physical invasion taking therefore de facto exercise power eminent domain effects completely deprive owner interest property citations footnotes omitted resolution general question brings specific question whether allegations complaint sufficient state takings claim appellant alleged existence final decision denying economically beneficial use property also alleged paid good valuable consideration app property factual allegations interference reasonable expectations denial economically feasible use property certainly sufficient allegations regulatory taking state cause action see penn central consequently hold appellant adequately alleged taking iv final question presented whether state limit declaratory injunctive relief remedies available person whose property taken regulation whether state must pay compensation interim period time government first took property time taking rescinded amendment regulation question substantial agreement justice brennan discussion san diego gas see even property owner deprived property temporarily deprivation amounts taking constitution requires compensation paid governmental body taken property decides rescind taking amending regulation reverse fact property owner deprived property interim fair public bear cost benefits received interim period application regulation government entity rescission thus compensation must available period time final decision taking property time decision rescinded recognize constitutional rule admits problems administration means insignificant aside problems already addressed measure regarding determination taking shall deemed occurred questions valuation procedure latter constitution requires particular procedures although today notes property owner course required resort piecemeal litigation otherwise unfair procedures order obtain determination ante former issue constitutes compensation context particularly meaty one merits substantial reflection analysis nevertheless unsettled questions deter us acting protect constitutional requirements type case consequently vacate judgment remand proceedings inconsistent views expressed sum believe appeal decision properly read taking true allegations complaint including allegations futility rejecting allegations insufficient matter substantive takings law least reading opinion however plausible sensible reading opinion given arguable ambiguity withdraw appellant chance relief stage appeal fact reach judgment reasoning summarized rather hypothesizes appellant precluded seeking relief facts currently alleged complaint least vacate judgment remand explanation appeal precise basis judgment superior also sustained demurrer ground appellant failed exhaust administrative judicial remedies county denial appellant subdivision application res judicata subject collateral attack superior taking form actual invasion appropriation cognizably valuable property right alleged app emphasize futility application proved trial appellant prevail merits address question whether appellant allegations futility sufficient support assuming final decision made although california ruling agins rests rationale excessive land use regulation simply constitute lawful taking appeal case seemed proceed assumption regulation constitute taking inverse condemnation remedy taking available see app discussion follows reasoning given california agins rather somewhat inexact summary reasoning given appeal assume normal action governmental entity following determination particular regulation constitutes taking rescind regulation believe permissible course action limiting liability taking interim period see san diego gas electric san diego brennan dissenting course governmental entity actually condemn property pay permanent compensation justice rehnquist justice powell joins dissenting agree justice white appeal opinion best read rejecting appellant allegations matter substantive takings law appellant sufficiently alleged final decision denying beneficial use property land use regulation restricting use property may amount taking allegations sufficient state takings claim accordingly join parts ii iii dissenting opinion justice white recognizes part iv opinion questions surrounding compensation due property owner context interim takings multifaceted difficult reach questions without first permitting courts address light fact appellant sufficiently alleged taking