Tower Lane Properties v. City of Los Angeles
Tower Lane Properties, Inc. (Tower) sought building and grading permits from the City of Los Angeles (the City) for construction of a three-residence family compound over three contiguous lots in Benedict Canyon, a neighborhood on the Westside. The City’s planning department denied the permits, in part because one lot had no lawful street access. Tower then obtained City approval of a “community driveway” connecting that lot with a private street, but the City still refused to clear the access condition because the private street itself was not approved. Tower instituted these writ proceedings, contending the City owed a ministerial duty to clear the street access condition because the driveway connected the landlocked lot with the private street. The trial court denied the petition, finding Tower’s driveway failed to provide lawful access because the private street from which it originated was not approved.
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