Homeowners association sues City and Fairmont Miramar over hotel redevelopment approval
Dec. 16, 2020 at 11:00 am
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After 10 years of planning, City Council gave the Fairmont Miramar’s redevelopment proposal the green light on Sept. 30, but community controversy continues as on Dec. 7 the Santa Monica Bay Towers Homeowners Association filed a lawsuit challenging the approval.
SMBT alleges that the redevelopment project violates the coastal land use plan (LUP) and the Downtown Community Plan (DCP). SMBT further charges that in approving the project City officials violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
“Our lawsuit is not to say ‘no’ to any redevelopment activity on the Fairmont Miramar property,” said Kay Ward, president of the SMBT Board of Directors. “It is about requiring the Miramar hotel & condo developer to follow the law, just like other developers in the city must.”
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