"involv[es] little or no personal judgment by the public official as to the wisdom or manner of carrying out the project."

Definition of a "ministerial" project. See CEQA Guidelines §15369

COMMON EXAMPLES OF MINISTERIAL PERMITS INCLUDE:

• automobile registrations
• dog licenses
• marriage licenses

• issuance of building permits
• issuance of business licenses
• approval of final subdivision maps
• approval on individual utility service connections and disconnections
  See CEQA Guidelines §15268

Ministerial Projects | 14 California Code of Regulations §15268
Ministerial Defined | 14 California Code of Regulations §15369

• Day v. City of Glendale(1975) 51 Cal.App.3d 817
• Friends of Westwood, Inc. v. Los Angeles(1987) 191 Cal.App.3d 529
• Prentiss v. City of South Pasadena(1993) 15 Cal.App.4th 85
• Miller v. City of Hermosa Beach(1993) 13 Cal.App.4th 1118