Quartz Hill Cares v. City of Lancaster CA2/3

INTRODUCTION

Quartz Hill Cares appeals from the judgment of the trial court discharging its preemptory writ of mandate. Quartz Hill Cares contends that the writ was based on the trial court’s misconstruction of the disposition in our previous opinion in this case (Quartz Hill Cares v. City of Lancaster (Mar. 15, 2012, B227957) [nonpub. opn.]) (QHC I). We conclude the trial court correctly applied our disposition. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Quartz Hill Cares filed a petition for writ of administrative mandate challenging the certification by the City of Lancaster and the City Council of the City of Lancaster (the City) of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for a project to develop commercial retail and restaurant facilities on residentially-zoned property (the project). The writ petition alleged that the City’s approval of the applications submitted by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Walmart) to develop the project violated various provisions of the Planning and Zoning Law (Gov. Code, § 65000 et seq.) and the FEIR violated certain directives in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.1 &…