Judge tentatively rules Tiburon housing-site review broke law
A Marin judge has tentatively ruled that Tiburon violated state environmental laws when it analyzed the impact of up to 118 new housing units at a Paradise Drive property, meaning related portions of the town’s eight-year housing roadmap and its rezoning of the site must be thrown out.
The opinion from Superior Court Judge Sheila Shah Lichtblau agrees with neighborhood group the Committee for Tiburon, saying the town’s environmental-impact report for the 9.6-acre site at 4576 Paradise Drive “fails to include feasible analysis of the reasonably foreseeable impacts of adding 93-118 residential units.” The ruling was issued ahead of a July 17 hearing that allowed the town and site owner to contest her decision with oral arguments. Lichtblau now has 90 days, or until Oct. 15, to render a final decision.
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