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Land UseLegislationWracPlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council Board adopted a WRAC-recommended motion supporting affordable housing legislation that increases housing supply while protecting public safety, the environment, and local land use control. The Board specifically endorsed Senate Bill 15 and Senate Constitutional Amendment 2 as positive legislative examples.
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Land UseWracPlanning & Density
This document presents a comprehensive table of City of Los Angeles zoning requirements for Pacific Palisades, detailing specifications for various residential zones including lot sizes, setbacks, height limits, and floor area ratios for both hillside and non-hillside parcels. The requirements are organized by zone type (R1, R1V1, R1H1, RE9, RE11, RE15, RE20, RE40, and RA) with specific provisions for coastal zone areas.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council Executive Committee expresses grave concern about SB 9 and SB 10, which eliminate single-family zoning and allow local governments to override voter-approved land protections to permit multi-unit housing, citing particular safety risks for the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone due to increased density affecting wildfire evacuation routes. The committee plans to work with city officials and state representatives to explore local regulations and state legislation that could mitigate adverse impacts on fire hazard areas.
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Land UseMotionsPlanning & DensityHomeless Camping
An attorney from Advocates for the Environment requests to be added to the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering's mailing list for Coastal Development Permit applications, hearings, and determinations for Will Rogers State Beach and its parking lots in Pacific Palisades, citing Los Angeles Municipal Code section 12.20.2.1 E.1.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz requests Governor Newsom veto Senate Bills 9 and 10, arguing the bills represent an unconstitutional intrusion on local control and would mandate market-rate housing without affordability requirements, eliminate parking and environmental protections, and create public safety risks in fire-prone hillside areas. Koretz proposes the City of Los Angeles is willing to collaborate with state officials on housing solutions that respect local land-use decision-making.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council urges Los Angeles City Councilmembers Martinez and Koretz to have the City's Sacramento lobbyist directly petition Governor Newsom to veto SB 9 and 10, citing the City Council's formal opposition to these bills and concerns about public safety risks in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones due to increased density impacts on evacuation routes.
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Land UseMinutesMotionsWracPlanning & Density
Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted comments on the Draft Housing Element 2021-2029 Update and Draft EIR to the City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning, expressing concerns about wildfire hazards, evacuation risks, and missing data, and requesting that Pacific Palisades be excluded from the Rezoning Program due to its location entirely within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests Governor Newsom veto SB 9 and SB 10 or require an unconditional exemption for Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, citing public safety concerns regarding wildfire impacts, emergency response, and evacuation plans. The letter notes that Los Angeles City Council has opposed these bills and that the city's Draft Environmental Impact Report recommends excluding VHFHSZ areas from rezoning to meet housing requirements.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests Governor Newsom veto SB 9 and SB 10, housing density bills that would increase residential density statewide without adequate protections for areas in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, citing public safety concerns regarding emergency evacuation routes. The council argues that increased density in fire-prone areas like Pacific Palisades would put lives and property at greater risk during wildfires.
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Land UseWracPlanning & DensityHomeless Camping
The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously voted on March 25, 2021 to oppose a proposal to increase the land use decision appeal fee from $89 to $16,097, arguing the increase would prohibit meaningful public access to the appeal process. The council urged the City Council Planning and Land Use Management Committee to reject the proposal.