The City of Rancho Palos Verdes has settled a lawsuit brought by local residents opposed to the expansion plans of the St. John Fisher Catholic Church which now clears the way for the Church to commence their expansion plans.

(Paul Penzella/Staff Artist)

The settlement resulted in only minor changes to the planned expansion, including moving the main sanctuary building 20 feet away from the adjacent street. The church will construct a 17,000-square-foot sanctuary with a 74-foot lighted cross. The current sanctuary will be turned into an athletic and activity center, and several other buildings will be torn down or modified. The expansion is expected to cost approx. $20 million.

St. John Fisher Catholic Church administrator David Kurt shows a model of the proposed new sanctuary in Rancho Palos Verdes.  (Steve McCrank/Daily Breeze Staff Photographer)