Redlands Good Neighbor Coalition v. City of Redlands CA4/2

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff and appellant, Redlands Good Neighbor Coalition (RGNC), a non-profit

social advocacy organization, appeals from the judgment denying its petition for a writ of

mandate setting aside resolutions adopted by defendant and respondent, City of Redlands

(the City), approving the Redlands Crossing Center project (the project), a 275,500-

square-foot shopping center anchored by a “super” Walmart store, and certifying an

environmental impact report (EIR) for the project.

RGNC claims the City violated sections 66473.5 and 66474 of the Subdivision

Map Act (Gov. Code, § 66410-66499.37),2 by approving a tentative parcel map (TPM)

for the project, namely, TPM 19060, that conflicts with the Design and Preservation

Element of the City’s general plan. RGNC also claims the City violated the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.) in certifying

In another writ proceeding, a coalition of members called “For Accountability in Redlands” or FAIR, appeals from a separate judgment entered by the trial court, denying FAIR’s writ petition to set aside the same project approvals RGNC challenges in this writ proceeding. (For…