Judge rules against Pustilnikov for S.E.A. Lab project
by Garth Meyer Los Angeles Superior Court delivered a victory for the City of Redondo Beach Feb. 8, ruling against AES site co-owner Leo Pustilnikov, who sought to use the “builder’s remedy” to obtain a court order for the city to approve his mixed-use project at the former S.E.A. Lab site on Harbor Drive. Judge James Chalfant sided with the city in its assessment that Pustilnikov’s application was incomplete, since it did not align with the state Coastal Act, and the city’s certified coastal program. Mike Webb, Redondo Beach city attorney, commended the ruling. “We are grateful that Judge Chalfant correctly ruled that the city is obligated to comply with the California Coastal Act,” he said in a statement. “A position that the city has always taken in recognizing that the Act emphasizes the importance of public access to the coast, preservation of sensitive coastal habitat, and protection of coastal resources.” The proposed project at the S.E.A. Lab site, named “Ten21 Harbor,” is a 30-unit development across the street from the power plant. A new six-story structure, roughly nine times the size of the S.E.A. Lab, would be built, with six affordable units, 7,124 square feet of…
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