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- Title: People v. Soto
- Author : Second Appellate District, Division Four Court of Appeal of California
- Release Date : January 11, 1985
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 55 KB
Description
Highland Development Company (Highland) appeals from three orders partially determining cross-actions concerning its right to a permit for construction and use of a driveway providing access to an apartment project Highland is constructing in the Hollywood Hills. By these orders, the superior court (1) denied Highlands petition for writ of mandate to compel the City of Los Angeles (City) to reinstate the permit, which had been granted by the Citys board of public works but was later revoked by the city council; (2) denied Highlands application for a preliminary injunction against the Citys interfering with Highlands right of ingress via the driveway constructed pursuant to the permit; and (3) granted the request of intervener Whitley Heights Civic Association (WHCA) for a preliminary injunction barring Highland from utilizing the driveway and requiring Highland to block it from vehicular traverse. We have determined that the City acted unlawfully in revoking Highlands permit, because the city council lacked jurisdiction to overrule the board of public works permit decision. Accordingly, we reverse the trial courts grant of injunctive relief against Highland and direct the issuance of a writ of mandate requiring the City to set aside its revocation of the driveway permit. In light of this disposition,