C.A. 1st;
A147942

The First Appellate District reversed a judgment. The court held that a city's issuance of a planned development permit for infrastructure improvements only did not trigger application of the Subdivision Map Act.

Following preparation of an environmental impact report (EIR), the City of Redwood City issued a planned development permit (PDP) for a planned upgrade to Laurel Way, covering the first phase of a development project referred to as the Laurel Way Development project. The project involved the eventual construction of 16 homes on undeveloped lots on Laurel Way. The PDP included such elements as a cul-de-sac for a fire truck turnaround, a fire hydrant, new streetlights, pedestrian pathways, an open space land dedication, and other civic improvements. It did not include any development on the individual lots.