Resident files lawsuit to stop Willow Glen housing project over sewer issues

NEIGHBORHOOD OPPOSITION against a proposed seven-story apartment complex in Willow Glen has entered a new phase, after one resident launched a lawsuit intended to force the city into conducting a more thorough review of the development’s potential impact on the area’s sewer system.

Jeffrey Yuille, who lives directly adjacent to the proposed development site at 940 Willow St., filed a lawsuit on April 17. The legal challenge takes aim at the city’s finding that the existing sewer infrastructure is adequate to service the 126 apartments slated for construction at the site. The complaint contends the city’s analysis of sewer capacity was flawed, calling into question a certification that allowed the project to bypass additional environmental review. The lawsuit asks the Santa Clara County Superior Court to essentially halt the project until the site is cleared by an independent inspector.