LAS LOMAS DEVELOPER SUES CITY.Byline: - Kerry Cavanaugh The developer of a proposed 5,800-home Las Lomas Las Lomas may refer to:
The suit could stall efforts by Santa Clarita and 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. to split jurisdiction of the 555-acre project in the Newhall Pass Newhall Pass is a mountain pass in Los Angeles County, California, USA. Historically called San Fernando Pass and Fremont Pass, it separates the Santa Susana Mountains from the San Gabriel Mountains. , effectively stopping the massive residential and commercial project as currently proposed. But developer Dan S. Palmer's legal move only names Santa Clarita. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, is the continuation of an earlier case in which Palmer Investments said Santa Clarita broke state law by not conducting an environmental study before trying to annex the Las Lomas property. In May 2004, Judge Dzintra Janavs agreed and ordered a detailed environmental impact report before the city could move forward with annexation. Santa Clarita then shifted strategy and, in an agreement with the city of Los Angeles
Santa Clarita's sphere of influence would encompass 75 percent of the 555-acre project, making it difficult for Palmer to annex his project into Los Angeles for its plentiful water supply. Palmer is now in the third year of his environmental study of Las Lomas, which he needs to annex into L.A. Rather than prepare a full study, Santa Clarita drafted a ``negative declaration'' that said the new sphere would have no impact on the environment. In the new lawsuit, Las Lomas attorney Carlyle Hall argues Santa Clarita's efforts were a ``transparent'' attempt to circumvent cir·cum·vent tr.v. cir·cum·vent·ed, cir·cum·vent·ing, cir·cum·vents 1. To surround (an enemy, for example); enclose or entrap. 2. To go around; bypass: circumvented the city. the judge's order. ``Irreparable ir·rep·a·ra·ble adj. Impossible to repair, rectify, or amend: irreparable harm; irreparable damages. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin harm to Las Lomas will result if Santa Clarita is not restrained from taking further action with respect to the (sphere of influence) amendment ... over all or part of the Las Lomas Project Area,'' the suit said. santa clarita - dan palmer - lawsuit - planning - housing - development - las lomas - palmer investments - violation - court decision - environment - study - los angeles |
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