PR/JSM Rivara LLC v. Cmty Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles, No. B213051

In plaintiffs' petition for a writ of mandate to compel defendants to set aside certain design guidelines, denial of the request and entry of judgment of dismissal is affirmed where: 1) the design guidelines are not a zoning ordinance within the meaning of the government code; 2) plaintiffs have not demonstrated that the design guidelines are inconsistent with the general plan; 3) the design guidelines do not conflict with state density bonus law; 4) the design guidelines are authorized by state law; and 5) a CEQA claim is time-barred. 

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Appellate Information

Filed January 13, 2010

Judges

Opinion by Judge Suzukawa

Counsel
For Appellant:   Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, Joel D. Deutsch, Matthew D. Hinks, and Benjamin M. Reznik

For Appellee:  Curtis S. Kidder, Agency General Counsel, and Miguel A. Dager, Deputy City Attorney; Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver & Wilson, Deborah J. Fox, and Dawn A. McIntosh