Hoffman Street, LLC v. City of West Hollywood

Hoffman Street, LLC (Hoffman), and Harper Project, LLC (Harper) (collectively Petitioners), seek to redevelop their properties in the City of West Hollywood by demolishing existing apartment buildings and constructing new condominium projects. The city determined that the development applications were incomplete and later adopted an interim ordinance restricting development in areas zoned for multifamily residential uses. After the city council extended the interim ordinance for one year, Petitioners filed a combined petition for writ of mandate and complaint against the city, its city council, and its community development department. Petitioners challenge the extension of the interim ordinance under the Planning and Zoning Law (Gov. Code, § 65000 et seq.), the Permit Streamlining Act (id., § 65920 et seq.), and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.). They also seek damages based on the denial of due process, denial of equal protection, and inverse condemnation. After a hearing on the merits of the counts seeking a writ of mandate, the trial court entered a judgment denying the petition and denying any relief on the…