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P A C I F I C P A L I S A D E S C O M M U N I T Y C O U N C I L
September 30, 2020 Via email
Hon. Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Chair, Council PLUM Committee
Hon. Bob Blumenfield, Curren Price, Jr., Gilbert Cedillo & John Lee, Members, Council PLUM Committee
Hon. David Ryu, Councilmember, CD 4
Hon. Paul Koretz, Councilmember, CD5
Re: CF 20-1101; expanding Hillside Construction Regulation District/Pilot Program; hearing October 1, 2020;
support review & study to determine whether and where the program should be expanded; support ban on
construction grading/hauling during windy & Red Flag days
Dear Councilmembers:
Pacific Palisades Community Council (PPCC) is the most broad-based community organization and has been the
voice of the Palisades since 1973. The above-reference motion has only recently come to our attention. Acting
pursuant to PPCC’s Bylaws (Art. V.3(B)), the PPCC Executive Committee submits these comments on the motion.
Pacific Palisades is a largely residential community located entirely in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone
(VHFHSZ). There are only two main routes of ingress and egress to and from the Palisades as a whole: Sunset
Blvd. and Temescal Canyon Blvd. (to PCH). Many of our neighborhoods (including those located in hillsides as
well as those in “flat” areas) have substandard streets and only one point of ingress and egress. We have
experienced serious problems with congestion during wildfire evacuations (most recently during the serious
Palisades & Getty fires in fall 2019). We support efforts to address the risk to public safety during wildfire
evacuations, in particular on our substandard streets and those with only one point of ingress and egress.
With respect to the Hillside Construction Regulation District/Pilot Program and Ordinance, we support a halt on
construction grading and hauling (including halting use of cement mixer trucks, requiring dumpsters to be
removed from streets and ensuring fire equipment access) during windy and Red Flag Days, as determined by
LAFD. We also support further review and study to determine whether the District/Pilot Program should be
expanded and if so, the areas where the program should be expanded. However, our board has had insufficient
time to review the Ordinance or this motion in detail, or to ascertain the impact of the Ordinance’s provisions on
our community should Pacific Palisades be included in the District/Pilot Program. Our position on the motion
may be supplemented in the future upon further review by our full Board.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Executive Committee, PPCC:
David Card, Chair Maryam Zar, Chair Emeritus
David Kaplan, Vice Chair John Padden, Organization Representative (PRIDE)
Richard Cohen, Treasurer Joanna Spak, Area Representative (Area 1, Castellammare,
Christina Spitz, Secretary Paseo Miramar)
cc: Hon. Mike Bonin, Councilmember, CD11
Post Office Box 1131, Pacific Palisades, California 90272 info@pacpalicc.org pacpalicc.org