Land Use
Apr. 17, 2024
Lawsuits over Redondo Beach development stayed pending appeal
Developer Leonid Pustilnikov sought a stay in his lawsuit seeking to compel Redondo Beach to approve his power plant residential conversion pending appeal of Judge James C. Chalfant’s February decision that approval of a neighboring development would violate the Coastal Act.
Two lawsuits in Los Angeles County Superior Court seeking to force Redondo Beach to approve a mixed-use waterfront development were stayed Monday pending the outcome of an appeal challenging a ruling that denied a similar project across the street.
The lawsuits before Judge Stephen I. Goorvitch on Monday stem from developer Leonid Pustilnikov’s application to convert a 49-acre power plant at 1100 N. Harbor Dr. into a 2,700-unit mixed use w...