EDITOR:In The R-C’s February Q&A with County Manager Steve Mokrohisky he addresses how the Walmart property got its commercial zoning. A more complete response would explain the following.In early 2009, the county entered into a settlement agreement with the owners of Virginia Ranch that made changes to the VR specific plan and county zoning regulations, without the public notice and hearings required by state law.This was contrary to the 2007 decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in League of Residential Neighborhood Advocates v. City of Los Angeles, a published decision and thus precedent here. It …



