The Old Orchard Conservancy v. City of Santa Ana
This appeal arises out of the decision by the City of Santa Ana (the City) to approve the development of a five acre parcel of real property (the Property) that included the remains of an orange grove and a farmhouse. The Old Orchard Conservancy (Old Orchard) brought a petition for writ of mandate in the trial court to challenge the City’s action. The court denied the petition for writ of mandate, and Old Orchard is appealing from the judgment.
The Property had been planted with Valencia orange trees in around 1912. When the last member of the family that had owned the Property died in 2006, the Property passed to Orange Lutheran High School and Concordia University Foundation, which we refer to as the Schools. The Schools sought to develop the Property into 24 single family homes. We refer to the proposed development as the Project. The City commenced environmental review of the Project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code section 21000
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