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Land UseMotionsWracVHFHSZ
The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously opposed the proposed Baseline Mansionization/Baseline Hillside Code Amendment on May 26, 2016, stating that the draft fails to account for the unique aspects and character of the community regarding design, grading, and property values for R1 zoned properties. The council urged the City Council and Planning Department to revise the amendment to accommodate Pacific Palisades' particular needs and concerns.
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The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a board meeting on March 10, 2016, where members approved proposed bylaws amendments regarding election procedures and area boundaries, and voted on three motions related to the Palisades Village Project, including recommendations for specific plan amendments and conditions for public land vacation.
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GovernanceWrac
The Pacific Palisades Community Council passed a motion calling on the City Council to restore the ability to impose land use conditions on Conditional Use Beverage permits to protect public health and safety, reversing a 2012 Department of City Planning policy that eliminated such conditions. The motion argues that other California jurisdictions and the City itself historically used these conditions to mitigate adverse impacts from alcohol sales.
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Land UseMotionsWracVHFHSZ
The Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted a letter opposing the proposed Baseline Mansionization/Baseline Hillside Code Amendment, requesting postponement of the CPC hearing scheduled for March 2016 to allow for additional study and public comment. The council cited six concerns including insufficient public process, lack of economic impact analysis, unclear language regarding height and size measurements, and insufficient demonstration of community consensus for the amendment.
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Land UseMotionsWracVHFHSZ
The PPCC Executive Committee authorized emergency action to submit comments supporting the City's adoption of the Palisades Village Project MND because a Board vote could not occur before the City's deadline, and the committee found broad community support for the project based on positive comments from Board members and the public. The committee documented that negative comments were largely outside the MND scope, and that even critics of specific aspects generally supported the overall project.
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Land UseMotionsWracVHFHSZ
The Pacific Palisades Community Council supports adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration (ENV-2015-2715 MND) for the Palisades Village Project, based on the City's determination that the project will have no unmitigated significant impacts and a traffic study reviewed by the Council's Transportation Advisor. The Council's support is conditional on establishment of a Village Project Committee to monitor and address issues during construction and operations.
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Land UseMotionsWracVHFHSZ
The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously passed a motion on January 28, 2016, supporting the revised Above Ground Facilities Ordinance (CF-09-2645) with a request that Community Councils be included among organizations entitled to receive notice under specified LAMC sections.
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Land UseMotionsWracVHFHSZ
The Pacific Palisades Community Council supports a Conditional Use Permit application for a Starbucks location at 15300 Sunset Boulevard to serve beer and wine for onsite consumption, subject to modification of operating hours for the Evenings Program to begin at 4pm until close of business daily. The board reached this decision after presentations, public discussion at two meetings, and review of applicant responses and survey data.
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GovernanceWrac
A motion proposed by Sharon Commins demanding that the City of Los Angeles enforce all existing zoning and building codes uniformly, addressing selective enforcement issues related to short-term rentals, illegal signs, and illegal boarding houses. The motion was adopted by multiple neighborhood councils including Pacific Palisades Community Council in a modified version.
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GovernanceWrac
The Pacific Palisades Community Council adopted a modified version of a motion supporting the Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015, which would authorize the VA to build permanent supportive housing on the West LA VA Campus for homeless veterans, conditioned on the VA working with impacted communities to study and mitigate material adverse environmental impacts including traffic.