$372,454 In Attorney’s Fees Awarded To Avenida Under Settlement.
As reported by Fred Swegles in a January 25, 2013 article in The Orange County Register, Avenida San Juan Partnership reached a settlement under which San Clemente must resume processing a development application rejected in 2006 by city council members for a project on a vacant slope at 404 E. Avenida, San Juan. Under the settlement, Avenida will not have to obtain rezoning, a general plan amendment or a conditional use permit. The landowners and city had battled all the way to the California Supreme Court before the settlement was reached, according to the article. Also, the city agreed to pay $372,454 in legal costs to Avenida.