NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — California's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an upscale coastal city failed to adequately consider the environmental effects of a plan to build homes on a large swath of land overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The court said the city of Newport Beach should have considered environmentally sensitive habitat when drafting a review of a hotly contested proposal to develop a 401-acre (162-hectare) piece of land known as Banning Ranch. The ruling comes amid years of court battles between environmental groups who want the tract of oil land left as open space and developers who want to build hundreds of million-dollar homes, a hotel and shopping area. Terry Welsh, president of Banning Ranch Conservancy, said the ruling sends a strong message to cities or counties that they can't simply ignore the habitat areas, which are protected under state law, and leave them for California coastal regulators to consider. "The city just almost went out of their way to avoid this discussion," said Welsh, whose group sued Newport Beach and developers over the environmental review. Sam Singer, a spokesman for the developers, said the court decision may delay the project by a year or two but won't derail it.
California Court Rejects City's Review Of Coastal Property
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