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• PPCC Positions Land Use Matters-2001-25R

  Position Paper January 20, 2026

  Land UseUrban ForestLand Use Reports

  This document compiles Pacific Palisades Community Council positions on development projects and land use matters from 2001 to 2025, organized by category including coastal projects, variances/exceptions, and other land use matters. The positions reflect the council's concerns regarding issues such as geologic stability, traffic impacts, environmental effects, and community compatibility, along with their support or opposition to various permit applications and project modifications.

  

• PPCC EC Ltr ACE Yard #2

  Letter December 31, 2025

  Land UseMotionsWracVHFHSZ

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council wrote to the Los Angeles Department of City Planning regarding a Temporary Long-Term Use Permit application for an ACE Building Materials yard, noting that Via de la Paz will be closed until at least early May 2026 for water regulator station rehabilitation and recommending the project be delayed unless safe ingress and egress can be demonstrated using only Sunset Boulevard access.

  

• 1-PCH Beach Project Overview

  Presentation November 1, 2025

  Land UseDevelopment Projects

  PCH Beach Associates LLC presented a project design for a Frank Gehry-designed, Wolfgang Puck-operated restaurant at 17300 Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades, featuring 450 restaurant seats, a public deck with separate food and beverage outlet, 141 parking spaces, and a 1,160-foot coastal path. The project is scheduled to begin construction in mid-2026 and commence operations in early 2028.

  

• Gladstones MemoR

  Memo October 16, 2025

  Land UseMotionsWracVHFHSZ

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council Executive Committee expresses concerns about the lack of communication and transparency from government officials and the Gladstones project developer regarding the redevelopment project, which received Coastal Commission approval for a Coastal Development Permit. The memo documents a timeline of events from 2016 to 2025 showing minimal community notification despite significant project changes, and announces a special PPCC meeting scheduled for October 30, 2025 to obtain answers from project proponents.

  

• CD11 Letter - Coastal Dev Permit App (1)

  Letter October 7, 2025

  Land UseCoastalDevelopment Projects

  Councilmember Traci Park requests that the California Coastal Commission continue the October 8 hearing on the proposed Gladstones site redevelopment in Pacific Palisades to allow for additional community outreach and public participation. She argues that the project's scale warrants more robust constituent engagement to comply with Coastal Act requirements for public participation.

  

• PPCC EC Letter PSA Gladstones

  Letter October 7, 2025

  Land UseMotionsWracVHFHSZ

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests that LA County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath and State Senator Ben Allen facilitate a waiver of the Permit Streamlining Act for the Gladstones project (CDP No. 5-24-1045) to allow for community outreach and postponement of the Coastal Commission hearing beyond the November 5, 2025 deadline. The Council emphasizes the public's right to participate in coastal planning decisions and seeks agreement from the applicants to extend the timeline for community engagement.

  

• PPCC EC Letter Gladstones

  Letter October 5, 2025

  Land UseMotionsWracVHFHSZ

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests postponement of a California Coastal Commission hearing scheduled for October 8, 2025, regarding the Gladstones Redevelopment Project, citing insufficient community notice and the need for the applicants to brief residents on project plans before the hearing, particularly given the community's ongoing recovery from the January 2025 Palisades Fire.

  

• PPCC Letter CF 25-1083 (Park)

  Letter September 29, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously passed a motion on September 25, 2025, strongly opposing SB 79 and supporting Council File 25-1083, which calls for a report on SB 79's impacts on Los Angeles including infrastructure costs and potential legal challenges. The Council expresses concerns about housing density mandates in fire hazard zones and the lack of funding mechanisms for resulting impacts on infrastructure and public safety.

  

• PPCC Letter Gov. Veto SB 79

  Letter September 14, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests Governor Newsom's veto of SB 79, arguing that the bill's mandate for streamlined dense housing approvals near transit stops poses public safety risks to the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, particularly given the community's recent devastation from the Palisades Fire. The letter notes that the bill lacks an unconditional exemption for the VHFHSZ and has been opposed by numerous local and state elected officials despite passing narrowly in the legislature.

  

• Message to Legislators re SB 79

  Letter September 4, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes SB 79, expressing concerns that the bill's provisions regarding exemptions for Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones are unclear and that legislators lack adequate information to vote on it responsibly. The organization urges state elected officials to vote against the bill or pause it until clearer explanations of its contents are provided.