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A three-judge state appellate court panel in Fresno on Tuesday upheld the city of Clovis’ approval of a shopping center project that includes a controversial Walmart Supercenter.
The 491,000-square-foot project, which has been in limbo since 2003, could get under way soon.
The ruling came after a hearing two weeks ago when lawyers for Clovis and Walmart argued for the project, which was opposed by a community group’s attorney.
The project’s opponents contended that an environmental report for the shopping center violated state environmental law because it concealed information on water use and glossed over business vacancies and blight.
The Fifth District Court of Appeal had issues with wording in the city’s environmental report about the project’s water supply but determined that the water supply and urban decay sections of the report were done properly.
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