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Proposed Mixed-Use Project at 15113 Sunset Blvd. –
Background InformaBon and PPCC Land Use CommiEee RecommendaBons
The PPCC Land Use Committee (LUC) has conducted two meetings to review a proposed mixed-
use development project at 15113 Sunset Boulevard. On February 11, 2026, an online meeting
was conducted with the project applicant and the applicant’s representatives, which was well-
attended by members of the public.1 On February 25, 2026, the LUC held an online working
meeting with committee members only to discuss potential recommendations to the PPCC Board.
The LUC recommends that the PPCC adopt a position opposing the proposed mixed-use project
at 15113 Sunset Blvd.
The project seeks relief from several development standards in the City of L.A. Municipal Code
(LAMC) and the Pacific Palisades Commercial Village and Neighborhoods Specific Plan (Specific
Plan) as follows:
• Height increase to 40’ in lieu of the 30’ height limit in Specific Plan section 7A.
• Increase the height limit as measured from grade to the ceiling of the upper story to 34’-9” in
lieu of 27’ height limit in Specific Plan section 7B.
• Provide no parking spaces for the commercial uses in the building in lieu of the commercial
parking requirements in Specific Plan section 10B. (Note: the LUC has not calculated the total
number of parking stalls required by the Specific Plan).
• Reduce required Open Space from 650 square feet to 50 square feet.
• Decrease north and south side-yard requirements for residential portions to 0’ in lieu of 6’ as
required by LAMC 12.13.C.2(c).
• To not provide a Loading Zone as required by LAMC 12.21.C.6.
• To reduce bicycle parking to 8 stalls in lieu of 17 stalls as required by Specific Plan section 10D.
• To reduce residential parking to 6 stalls in lieu of 9 stalls as required by Specific Plan section
10B.
• To remove the landscape buffer requirement in Specific Plan section 12D.
Of particular concern to the LUC, and to members of the public, was: (1) the elimination of 100%
of required commercial parking, (2) the fact that the use of mechanical lifts means, in effect, that
parking will be provided for only 4 of the 6 residential units, and (3) the increase in overall scale
and mass of the project resulting from the height increase and the elimination side-yard setbacks
for the upper two stories of residential use. The LUC is also concerned about the cumulative
impacts as other commercial property owners within the Specific Plan area seek to rebuild their
sites.
1 On January 22, 2026, the LUC prepared and distributed an Introductory Report on the project:
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The LUC welcomes the effort of the applicant to rebuild the building lost to the devastating
Palisades Fire, and to help reinvigorate the commercial corridor along Sunset Blvd. The LUC wants
to encourage other commercial property owners to do the same. The project applicant has
explained that the economics of the rebuilding project require the waivers and incentives they
have requested. The LUC is also aware that State density bonus laws and other State mandates
may make such waivers and incentives beyond the City’s authority to deny (see LUC Introductory
Report linked in FN 1, above).
Nonetheless, the LUC must follow the policies of PPCC, which have consistently opposed increased
density in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, including the project site (see PPCC policy and
position documents linked in the LUC Introductory Report, under “Resources,” p. 4). The LUC is also
acutely aware of parking problems and constraints on emergency vehicle access in the adjacent
“Alphabet Streets” neighborhood bordering the project site.
The LUC urges the PPCC Board to strongly recommend that the project applicant seek to lease
nearby parking stalls for the use of project residents and employees of the future commercial
tenants, and to attempt to work with the neighboring commercial property owners to find
cooperative solutions to the cumulative negative neighborhood impacts certain to result from the
redevelopment of those nearby properties.
Prepared by the PPCC LUC2
in connection with the 4/9/26 PPCC Board meeting
2 LUC Chair Chris Spitz; members Reza Akef, James Alexakis, Michael Edlen, Howard Robinson, Joanna Spak, Maryam Zar;
Sue Kohl (ex officio/non-vo-ng)
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