Legal Briefs
- William Fulton
- Jan 14, 2019
- 1 min read
The First District Court of Appeal has shot down an attempt by citizens in Venice to force the City of Los Angeles to abandon the so-called “Venice Sign-Off” process, which allows small projects in Venice to be approved with planning director approval. Whereas the citizens argued that the process was impermissibly ministerial, the Court of Appeal ruled that the opposite – that the Venice citizens were essentially trying to undermine the Venice Specific Plan by attacking a ministerial process that implements the plan. Venice Coalition to Preserve Unique Community Character v. City of Los Angeles, No. B285295 (January 9, 2019).
