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Environment & Public SpacesUrban Forest
Pacific Palisades Community Council is accepting applications for the vacant Area Five 2nd Alternate Representative position, with applicants required to submit a statement by August 20, 2023, and must be residents of the specified Area Five boundaries.
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Land UseUrban ForestDevelopment Projects
Los Angeles Unified School District's Canyon Charter School Classroom Building project involves demolishing two kindergarten classrooms and portable buildings to construct a new two-story building with nine classrooms, along with infrastructure improvements including ADA upgrades, landscape work, and relocation of a historical schoolhouse. Construction was anticipated to begin by the end of 2023.
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Environment & Public SpacesUrban ForestWrac
The Pacific Palisades Community Council passed a motion recommending that the City Council adopt the Five Principles of Responsible Outdoor Lighting to minimize light pollution across city facilities, private development, and community plans. The principles emphasize purposeful, directed, and appropriately-timed lighting with warmer color temperatures.
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Land UseUrban ForestPlanning & Density
This document outlines the Pacific Palisades Community Council's proposed motion to oppose California Senate Bill 423 (Wiener) unless amended to maintain the Coastal Zone exemption and provide an unconditional exemption for the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. The bill would expand streamlined housing approvals by eliminating the Coastal Development Permit process for qualifying multifamily projects in coastal areas and lacks clear protections for fire hazard zones, raising concerns about public safety and environmental review in Pacific Palisades.
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Environment & Public SpacesUrban Forest
The Palisades Forestry Committee applies for PPCC Board membership in the Culture and Aesthetics category, having been formed to facilitate street tree planting and park tree projects in Pacific Palisades after the original tree planting organization encountered difficulties. The committee has successfully coordinated multiple tree planting initiatives including street trees on Hartzell and other locations, park trees at Palisades Recreation Center, and contributions to PPCC's 100th Anniversary tree planting goal.
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GovernanceUrban ForestBylaws
The document outlines the duties of two secretarial positions at the Pacific Palisades Community Council board: the Recording Secretary, a mandatory officer position responsible for meeting minutes, agenda drafting, and corporate records; and the Corresponding Secretary, a discretionary non-voting position focused on outreach including newsletters, social media, and website maintenance. These roles were established pursuant to Bylaws Amendments voted upon on September 22, 2022.
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Environment & Public SpacesEventsUrban ForestMinutes
The Los Angeles City Planning Department released a revised draft of the proposed Wildlife District Ordinance in April 2022, which would establish new development standards for lot coverage, landscaping, setbacks, grading, and height limitations in an area approximately between the 405 and 101 freeways and between Ventura Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard. An information session is scheduled for June 28 and a public hearing for July 13, with portions of Pacific Palisades potentially affected by the ordinance in the future.
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Land UseUrban ForestLand Use Reports
The PPCC Land Use Committee held a virtual public meeting on January 11, 2022, to gather input on development standards in R-1/Non-Hillside/Coastal areas of Pacific Palisades. The committee unanimously recommended that the PPCC Board pursue implementation of Council File 10-1058-S4 to apply the Baseline Mansionization Ordinance to these areas as an interim measure, closing a zoning loophole that currently allows homes up to 45 feet tall with 3:1 floor area ratio.
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Environment & Public SpacesUrban ForestWrac
LADWP proposes replacing 220 wooden power poles with brown steel poles along a transmission line in canyon areas of Pacific Palisades to improve reliability and fire safety, requiring California Coastal Commission approval. The project, initially proposed in 2019, was paused to address concerns about impacts to Braunton's Milkvetch, a federally-listed endangered plant species, and LADWP plans to present a mitigation plan at the CCC's November 2020 meeting.
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Environment & Public SpacesUrban ForestMinutesMotionsWrac
The Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted public comments on the City of Los Angeles Sidewalk Repair Program Draft Environmental Impact Report, requesting a 60-day extension to the comment period and recommending specific measures to protect urban tree canopy, including alternative sidewalk designs, species replacement requirements, and expanded tree care protocols.