Homeowners Lose Bid to Block Porter Development
A Superior Court judge Friday rejected a homeowner group’s attempt to block the massive Porter Ranch development on the slopes above Chatsworth.
Superior Court Judge Dzintra Janavs ruled against a lawsuit by Porter Ranch Is Developed Enough (PRIDE) that challenged the Los Angeles City Council’s approval of the project.
PRIDE accused the council of failing to adequately review and describe the environmental impacts of the the 1,300-acre, $2-billion project, which is to include 3,395 residential units and six million square feet of commercial development. PRIDE contended that the project is inconsistent with the city’s General Plan, which it said never envisioned a commercial core--with office towers and a regional shopping center--in the Porter Ranch area, but rather in Chatsworth.
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