City Battles Developer’s Temporary Use of Land
Developer New Urban West Inc. built an illegal temporary staging area about half the size of a football field on land planned for a regional park near the Bolsa Chica wetlands, city officials said Thursday.
“What they will have to do is remove the trailer, the fence, the equipment and vacate the site and restore the site to its original condition,” said Mike Strange, a senior planner with the city.
The developer built the 150-foot by 150-foot staging area at Palm and Seapoint avenues to serve as a field office and storage area for the completion of 53 homes nearby. The land will become part of the 106-acre Harriett M. Wieder Regional Park.
Jim Lockington, project manager with the Santa Monica-based developer, said the company received a permit for the project from the county. He referred further questions to Tom Zanic, vice president of New Urban West, who was unavailable Thursday.
However, Tim Miller, manager of the county’s Department of Harbors, Beaches and Parks, said the permit requires the developer to get necessary city permits.
Strange said New Urban West never applied to the city for the coastal development permit it needed to build the staging area.
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