Land Use
Sep. 19, 2023
Griffith Park advocates sue over LA Zoo expansion
The petition, filed by Michelle Black of Carstens, Black & Minteer LLP, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, says that efforts to modernize the zoo and increase its annual capacity from 1.75 million to 3 million visitors will come at the expense of sensitive bat species and other wildlife.
The administrators of the Colonel Griffith Estate sued the city of Los Angeles, alleging that plans to expand its zoo will destroy rare plant species and natural habitat.
They seek a court order vacating the city council’s approval until a plan to mitigate concerns identified in the California Environmental Quality Act review is in place, and the public has had ample opportunity to weigh in.
The city does not co...
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