Plaggmier v. City of San Jose

Opinion

RATTIGAN, J.

This appeal involves a site development permit issued by respondent City of San Jose (hereinafter the City) to respondent Almadén Shopping Center, Ltd., a limited partnership (Almadén), in connection with its proposed construction of a shopping center on an eight-acre tract of land located within the territorial limits of the City. Appellants are individuals, and an association of individuals, who own and live on residential parcels in the immediate vicinity of the tract. They petitioned the superior court for a writ of mandate requiring the City to vacate the permit. Their…