Tentative ruling on Feb. 02, 2022 in Contra Costa County, CA - Case no: xxxxx350

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CASE NAME: WILDER OWNERS' ASSOC. VS. CITY OF ORINDA
SPECIALLY SET HEARING ON: PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDATE
SET BY DEPT. 39
* TENTATIVE RULING: *
HEARING REQUIRED. The Court's Tentative Ruling is set forth below. At the conclusion of the
hearing, the Court will take this matter under submission, with an order to follow.
Before the Court is a petition for writ of mandate filed by Wilder Owners' Association ("Wilder" or
"Petitioner"). The petition is opposed by City of Orinda ("City") and Orinda City Council
("Council") (collectively "Orinda" or "Respondents"). For the reasons set forth, the petition is
denied.
I. Background
A. The Project
In dispute is Orinda's approval of the proposed CountryHouse Memory Care Project (the
"Project") to be located at 1 Wilder Road (the "Property") in the City of Orinda. (Administrative
Record ("AR") 2-37 [Orinda City Council Resolution No. 2-21 ("Resolution")], Pet.….....