DEVELOPER'S SUIT TOSSED OUT BY JUDGE.GLENDALE - After seven years, a Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against the city of Glendale by a development company seeking to build up to 60 homes on a hillside, officials said Wednesday. The ruling means Seattle-based Homes by Polygon polygon, closed plane figure bounded by straight line segments as sides. A polygon is convex if any two points inside the polygon can be connected by a line segment that does not intersect any side. If a side is intersected, the polygon is called concave. may appeal the dismissal, accept the judgment or seek a reconsideration re·con·sid·er v. re·con·sid·ered, re·con·sid·er·ing, re·con·sid·ers v.tr. 1. To consider again, especially with intent to alter or modify a previous decision. 2. of the ruling, said Glendale City Attorney Scott Howard Scott Howard sings baritone with the Southern Gospel Quartet Legacy Five. He has been with the group since its inception in 2000. External Links Legacy Five's Homepage . ``We won,'' Howard said Wednesday of last week's ruling. In 1992, Polygon had sought to build from 40 to 61 homes on and around the ridge line above Verdugo Road, near College View School. The Glendale City Council rejected the project on the grounds it affected children, created traffic problems, and was too dense. Residents fiercely criticized the project. The city and Polygon entered into a settlement that allowed Polygon to submit a new application, under pre-1993 hillside standards. The court stayed the action while Polygon processed the new application. Polygon then sought to build 35 homes and the City Council rejected that project in November 1997. Polygon subsequently revived re·vive v. re·vived, re·viv·ing, re·vives v.tr. 1. To bring back to life or consciousness; resuscitate. 2. To impart new health, vigor, or spirit to. 3. the lawsuit. No one from Polygon could be reached for comment Wednesday. |
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