HEARING ON MOTION FOR STAY OF ENFORCEMENT OF PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

FILED BY CITY OF RICHMOND, et al.

* TENTATIVE RULING: *

Plaintiffs want to develop certain property in Change Area 12 of the City of Richmond, California. Defendants plan to pass a General Plan Amendment to downzone the property and prevent this development. Defendant City of Richmond adopted emergency moratoria on plaintiffs’ pending development applications, the last of which will expire on February 7, 2019.

On May 11, 2018, this court issued an Order granting in part plaintiffs’ request for issuance of a preliminary injunction. The court ruled, “defendants are temporarily enjoined, absent further order of this court, from enacting the General Plan Amendment . . . However, the

court is not preventing defendants from engaging in acts in preparation for enacting [the] General Plan Amendment, including, but not limited to, doing studies, holding meetings or hearings, or consulting with stakeholders. Nor is the cour