Legal Opinion
Court House Plaza Co. v. City of Palo Alto
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 11, 1981No. Civ. 45375PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCOTT, J.
Court House Plaza Company appeals from a judgment denying its petition for a writ of mandamus directing respondent City of Palo Alto to issue it use and building permits and an extension of time for the construction of parking facilities for a six-story addition to its existing four-story building.
The chronology of this case spans some 12 years beginning with the adoption by the City of Palo Alto of ordinance No. 2224 on December 28, 1964, establishing a planned community zoning district. By its terms appellant was authorized to construct a building in two phases. The first…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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