Suit Challenges Chinatown Project.A coalition of environmental groups and local residents sued to stop an $80 million industrial park proposed for an abandoned railroad railroad or railway, form of transportation most commonly consisting of steel rails, called tracks, on which freight cars, passenger cars, and other rolling stock are drawn by one locomotive or more. yard next to Chinatown, saying that the 47-acre parcel could be put to better use for parks, housing and a school. The lawsuit, filed in 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, said Los Angeles city officials erred in not requiring developer Majestic Realty realty n. a short form of "real estate." (See: real estate) REALTY. An abstract of real, as distinguished from personalty. Realty relates to lands and tenements, rents or other hereditaments. Vide Real Property. Co. to do an environmental impact report for the so-called "Cornfield" project. In giving the project go-ahead, the Central Area Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle had ruled July 16 that a negative mitigation declaration -- listing corrective measures being undertaken to reduce the project's impact -- was sufficient. A Majestic official called the lawsuit ridiculous and said the city's approval was proper and legal. |
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