Committee for Sound Water etc. v. City of Seaside

I. INTRODUCTION

This action arises from the proposal of real party in interest KB Bakewell Seaside Venture II (KB Bakewell) to develop a large project known as Campus Town on the former Fort Ord military base. Respondent City of Seaside (City) certified an environmental impact report (EIR) pursuant to CEQA1 for the Campus Town specific

California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code section 21000, et

seq. All statutory references are to the Public Resources Code unless otherwise indicated. plan and approved the project. After holding a public hearing, the Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA) determined that the Campus Town project was consistent with the Fort Ord Reuse Plan. Appellant The Committee for Sound Water and Land Development (Committee), self-described as a California nonprofit organization comprised of residents, voters, property owners, and taxpayers within City, filed a petition for writ of mandate that included 11 causes of action alleging that the EIR for the Campus Town project violated CEQA and a 12th cause of action alleging that FORA’s failure to provide the Committee with notices of the consistency hearing for the project constituted a violation of…