Mr Justice Saini will deliver the ruling on the planning application at 2pm, assessing whether the decision by the Greater London Authority was lawful.
The rezoning requested by developer Michael Iannacone, president of the Texas division of global real estate developer Relation, is from CS-1, or commercial liquor sales, to PUD, or Planned United Development. Planned Unit Developments allow for large developments outside the bounds of what would usually be possible under the city’s land development code, but only under certain conditions. In order to get the zoning, the would-be developer has to prove that their plan would produce something measurably better than what would be possible under the usual standards.
In nearly a decade, we've seen several proposals - many of which didn't align with the surrounding community. This one preserves a significant amount of landscaped open space and meets the needs of our aging population.
The property at 80 Willow Road isn't officially on the National Register of Historic Places because the owner objected to the listing, but the California Environmental Quality Act requires the property owner to complete an environmental impact report regarding the history.
"It's a massive jump. And going to a program where he went to, where they were top-ranked in the nation and they're always having talent coming and going from there. It was a step. But I think it was a good opportunity for him to be around those guys and practice and have that level of battle that's there, fighting for your ice time. It was a year of growth, for sure."
The decision by the Urban Transportation Commission to reject the street vacation request was primarily influenced by concerns regarding access for neighboring properties, particularly for deliveries.