Friends of the Raymond Theatre v. City of Pasadena
Plaintiff petitioned the trial court for a writ of mandate directing the City to set aside its May 17 decision overriding the Commission’s disapproval of the proposed changes. The petition alleged six causes of action and named Buchanan as a real party in interest in each action: (1) the City violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by failing to make findings regarding the environmental effect of the proposed changes; (2) the City violated state and local statutes in conducting design review proceedings; (3) the City violated state and local statutes in conducting proceedings regarding the easement; (4) City violated a state statute by determining without sufficient support that the approved changes are consistent with standards set by the Secretary of the Interior; (5) the City violated state and local statutes in approving the changes because the project constitutes a subdivision, and the City failed to comply with the requirements for approving a subdivision; (6) the City failed to make required findings regarding the effect of the changes on the conditions specified in the original conditional use permit. As to causes of action two, three, four, five and six, the order sustaining the demurrers is affirmed. As to cause of action one, the order sustaining Buchanan’s demurrer is affirmed.
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