Joshua Tree Downtown Bus. Alliance v. Co. of San Bernardino
Opinion
Opinion
Filed 6/15/16 Certified for publication 7/13/16 (order attached)
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
JOSHUA TREE DOWNTOWN
BUSINESS ALLIANCE,
E062479
Plaintiff and Appellant, (Super.Ct.No. CIVDS1307794) v.
OPINION
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO,
Defendant and Respondent;
DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT, LLC,
Real Party in Interest and Appellant.
APPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County. Donald R. Alvarez,
Judge. Reversed.
Gresham, Savage, Nolan & Tilden, John C. Nolan, and Jonathan E. Shardlow for
Real Party in Interest and Appellant.
Law Office of Babak Naficy and Babak Naficy for Plaintiff and Appellant.
1 Bart W. Brizzee, Principal Assistant County Counsel, for Defendant and
Respondent.
Dynamic Development, LLC (Dynamic) sought to build a new retail store
(Project) in Joshua Tree. Residents of Joshua Tree vociferously opposed the Project.
They argued that it would clash with the town’s artistic, independent, and rural character;
they also argued that it would cause various adverse environmental impacts, including
urban decay. Nevertheless, the County of San Bernardino (County) found that an
environmental…