The Los Angeles County Superior Court ruled in favor of the City of Culver City in a legal challenge to the City’s modification of the MOVE Culver City Pilot Project.
This decision comes after “Friends and Families for MOVE Culver City” filed a lawsuit in October 2023 challenging the legality of the City’s approved modifications to the MOVE Culver City Downtown Corridor pilot project.
At the September 11th, 2023 meeting, the City Council voted 3-2 to ratify plans to modify the MOVE Culver City pilot project, and found the modified project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to two CEQA exemptions. The lawsuit brought by Friends and Families for MOVE Culver City alleged the City of Culver City and City Council violated CEQA by finding the project exempt.
On Tuesday, August 13th, 2024, the Court issued a Statement of Decision finding in favor of the City on all causes of action. The Court found that substantial evidence supports the City Council’s determination that the modified project was exempt from CEQA pursuant to the Class 1 categorical exemption and the statutory exemption in Public Resources Code Section 21080.25.
The Court also found that substantial evidence supports the City Council’s findings that there are no unusual circumstances that lead to a potential for any significant environmental impacts and that the Project will not result in any significant impacts. The Court also rejected the argument that the modified project is inconsistent with the City’s General Plan.
You can read the decision in full on the City’s website.
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