City of Reno v. Lars Andersen & Associates, Inc.

OPINION

Respondent Lars Andersen and Associates, Inc., agent for K-Mart Corporation and Pavia Associates (collectively K-Mart) sought to acquire about twenty-five acres from respondent Embassy Suites, Inc. (Embassy) in order to construct a shopping center. K-Mart applied for special use permits and variances for *524the construction. The Reno Planning Commission approved the permits and variances. A homeowner appealed the approval. On September 28, 1993, appellant Reno City Council denied all but one of the permits, deferring a decision on the remaining permit. On November 9, 1993, the Council…