Coalition for a Sustainable Future in Yucaipa v. City of Yucaipa

BACKGROUND

In May 2005, Target Corporation entered into a contract with Palmer General

Corporation, the owner of land in the City of Yucaipa to develop a shopping center.

Under the agreement, Target agreed to purchase approximately 60 acres of the land

owned by Palmer, for the development (Project).

Target applied for a Preliminary Development Plan (PDP) and a General Plan

Amendment for a regional shopping center totaling approximately 613,000 square feet of

2 building space on the acreage. On October 8, 2007, at a meeting of the City Council of

the City of Yucaipa, the Council conditionally approved the PDP and General Plan

Amendment to adopt the land use plan for the planned development district, following an

Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The council’s action required that the PDP

incorporate certain signage standards and other conditions, and accepted the Mitigation

Measures identified in the Final EIR, as well as adoption of a Statement of Overriding

Considerations.

Target was unable to complete the purchase of the land because Palmer missed

deadlines and failed to complete specified off-site improvements required for the

processing of off-site improvement…