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Land UseWracPlanning & Density
Chris Spitz, on behalf of the Pacific Palisades Community Council, writes to Assemblymember Richard Bloom requesting clarification on whether AB 1279 would apply to Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, and urging amendment of the bill's VHFHSZ exception to provide unconditional exemption for fire-prone areas due to public safety concerns regarding emergency evacuations and wildfire risk.
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Land UseLegislationPlanning & Density
This document updates on three California housing bills: SB 50 (which failed but may be reintroduced), AB 1279 (pending in Senate committees with concerns about density mandates in high-resource areas), and SB 330 (which became effective January 1, 2020 and requires local agencies to provide vesting rights for certain development projects). The Pacific Palisades Community Council expresses concerns about wildfire safety impacts and unclear exemptions for coastal and high fire hazard areas.
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Land UseWracPlanning & Density
Chief Michael McLaughlin of the California Fire Chiefs Association announced that SB 50 failed in the Senate and would not proceed, noting that while the state has housing issues, the bill would have worsened wildland-urban interface problems without addressing core issues.
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Land UseWracPlanning & Density
Chris Spitz requests that California Fire Chiefs Association and LA County Fire Department officials review and oppose SB 50 legislation, arguing that the bill's language regarding exemptions for Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFHSZ) parcels is unclear and that allowing increased residential density in these areas poses public safety risks during wildfire evacuations regardless of fire-resistant construction.
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Land UseWracPlanning & Density
Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes Senate Bill 50 as written and requests an amendment to exempt all parcels in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ) from the bill's up-zoning mandates, citing public safety concerns regarding evacuation during wildfires in fire-prone communities. The letter argues that the bill's current exemptions are insufficient and ambiguous, and could dangerously increase population density in areas with limited egress routes.
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Land UseWracPlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests urgent assistance from Councilmember Bonin and LAFD Deputy Chief Hogan to oppose Senate Bill 50, which would allow conversion of single-family homes to fourplexes in fire-prone areas, arguing that increased residential density in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone would endanger evacuation safety during wildfires. The Council urges city officials to contact the Senate Appropriations Committee before the January 31 deadline to advocate for an exemption for all parcels within fire hazard zones.
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Land UseWracPlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades and Brentwood Community Councils oppose SB50, arguing that the bill lacks adequate exemptions for parcels in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones and poses a safety risk due to potential population increases that could impede emergency evacuations in fire-prone hillside areas. The councils request an exemption for all VHFHSZ parcels and raise additional concerns about the bill's lack of affordable housing mandates and protections for urban canopy.
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Land UseLand Use Reports
This Land Use Committee update from January 9, 2020 reports on three projects: the Highlands Eldercare Project at 1525 Palisades Drive, which has received planning approvals but faces a lawsuit and is pending building plan review; the Jack-In-The-Box mixed-use development at 17346 Sunset Boulevard, which the PPCC Board opposed and is currently on hold pending design revisions; and the Calvary Christian School project at 701 Palisades Drive, for which the PPCC Board voted conditional support and a public hearing was held in November 2019.
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Land UseDevelopment Projects
This Land Use Committee update from January 9, 2020 reports on three projects: the Highlands Eldercare Project at 1525 Palisades Drive, which has received planning approvals but faces a lawsuit and is pending building plan review; the Jack-In-The-Box mixed-use development at 17346 Sunset Blvd, which the PPCC Board opposed and is currently on hold pending applicant revisions; and the Calvary Christian School project at 701 Palisades Drive, which the PPCC Board conditionally supports pending a determination letter expected in approximately two months.
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Land UseLegislationSignage
This January 2020 legislative update covers four Los Angeles policy matters: a proposed pilot program for rooftop digital ads on taxicabs, a vacation rentals ordinance approved by the City Planning Commission with a 90-day annual limit and 14,500-permit citywide cap, an adopted Accessory Dwelling Units ordinance allowing ADUs in most residential zones with fire safety restrictions in high-hazard areas, and the status of SB 50 regarding state preemption of local zoning controls. The document also notes that the U.S. Supreme Court denied review of the Boise homeless camping case, allowing the 9th Circuit decision to stand.