A unanimous three-judge panel of California’s Court of Appeal issued its decision Tuesday in favor of the City of Malibu in the lawsuit filed by Santa Monica Baykeeper challenging the City’s environmental impact report (EIR) prepared for the Legacy Park project. The full opinion may be found at http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/documents/B222776.PDF.
The Court upheld the trial court’s decision and agreed with the City that the EIR adequately analyzed all potential impacts of the project. In its opinion, the Court stated, “the record before us demonstrates that the net effect of the Legacy Park project will be to improve, rather than harm the environment.”