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GovernanceMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a board meeting on October 8, 2020 via Zoom videoconference with 15 voting members present. The meeting included reports on upcoming motions regarding construction regulations and home size caps, announcements of free flu shots and coastal cleanup efforts, and discussion of a forestry committee matter regarding tree replacement.
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Public SafetyMinutesWildfire Prevention
The Pacific Palisades Community Council expresses support for Council File 20-1213, a motion regarding evacuation routes in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, while urging that residential density in Pacific Palisades be frozen at current levels due to evacuation safety concerns given the area's limited main routes and numerous substandard streets. The Council cites risks demonstrated during recent wildfire events and requests that relevant agencies consider these public safety factors in their reviews and General Plan updates.
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GovernanceMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on October 8, 2020 via Zoom videoconference to address various matters including board member introductions, treasurer's report showing a cash balance of $38,632.83, updates on city council motions regarding construction regulations and home size caps, and reports from organizational representatives and government offices.
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Land UseWracPlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted comments on a motion to expand the Hillside Construction Regulation District/Pilot Program, supporting a halt on construction grading and hauling during windy and Red Flag Days as determined by LAFD, and supporting further review and study to determine whether the program should be expanded to their community. The Council noted insufficient time for detailed review and indicated their position may be supplemented after full Board review.
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Land UseWracPlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes a proposed citywide cap on single-family home sizes, arguing that a uniform approach is inappropriate for a diverse city and that the term 'size' requires clarification regarding whether it refers to height, FAR, or building envelope. The council takes no position on the motion's request to ban mansionization in multi-family zones.
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Land UseWracPlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests Governor Newsom's veto of SB 1120, a housing density bill that would increase residential density statewide without adequately protecting residents in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, arguing that increased density would compromise evacuation routes during wildfires in their community. The council also opposes similar housing bills (SB 902, 1085, and 1385) unless they include unconditional exemptions for VHFHSZ areas.
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Land UseWracPlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes housing density bills SB 902 and SB 1120 scheduled for hearing on August 18, arguing that increased density in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone poses serious public safety risks during wildfire evacuations due to limited ingress and egress routes. The council urges the Assembly Local Government Committee to decline moving these bills forward unless they are amended to include an unconditional exemption for all parcels within the VHFHSZ.
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Land UseWracPlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes housing density bills SB 902, 1120, and 1385 before the California Assembly Local Government Committee, citing public safety concerns in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone and requesting an unconditional exemption for all parcels in such areas. The council argues that increased density would compromise emergency vehicle access and resident evacuation routes during mandatory wildfire evacuations in their community.
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Land UseWracPlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes housing density bills (SB 902, 1085, 1120, and 1385) scheduled for a suspense hearing on June 18, arguing that increased density in their Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone community would compromise emergency evacuation and firefighting access during wildfires. The council urges the Senate Appropriations Committee to reject these bills unless they include an unconditional exemption for VHFHSZ areas.
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Land UseMinutesMotionsWracDevelopment Projects
The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests amendments to the proposed conditions of approval for a development project at 1270 N. Marinette Road, focusing on tree replacement requirements and landscape plan approval procedures involving the Urban Forestry Division. The amendments were unanimously approved by the PPCC Executive Committee following review by the Land Use Committee.