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• Card-Spitz SB50 Letter2

  Letter January 16, 2020

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  The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests urgent assistance from Councilmember Bonin and LAFD Deputy Chief Hogan to oppose Senate Bill 50, which would allow conversion of single-family homes to fourplexes in fire-prone areas, arguing that increased residential density in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone would endanger evacuation safety during wildfires. The Council urges city officials to contact the Senate Appropriations Committee before the January 31 deadline to advocate for an exemption for all parcels within fire hazard zones.

  

• PPCC-BCC SB50 Letter

  Letter January 14, 2020

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  The Pacific Palisades and Brentwood Community Councils oppose SB50, arguing that the bill lacks adequate exemptions for parcels in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones and poses a safety risk due to potential population increases that could impede emergency evacuations in fire-prone hillside areas. The councils request an exemption for all VHFHSZ parcels and raise additional concerns about the bill's lack of affordable housing mandates and protections for urban canopy.

  

• ADUs and Other Legislation Update

  Legislation Update September 19, 2019

  Land UseLegislationPlanning & Density

  This document updates the Pacific Palisades Community Council on state and local legislation affecting the area, including new ADU laws that would effectively eliminate single-family zoning in California, the status of SB 592 regarding local land use control preemption, and ongoing disputes over Los Angeles sign ordinances and rooftop digital advertising on cars for hire. The update covers legislative developments as of mid-September 2019 and notes the Council's positions on these various issues.

  

• Legislation Summary.1

  Legislation Update June 13, 2019

  Land UseLegislationPlanning & Density

  This legislation summary from the Pacific Palisades Community Council covers four main topics: dockless electric scooters (including AB 1112 and the Koretz Motion requiring provider cooperation with law enforcement), a citywide sign ordinance postponed to August 13, short-term rental ordinances for both primary residences and vacation rentals, and state preemption bills (SB 330 and AB 1279) that would limit local land use control. The Council opposes state preemption of local authority and advocates for scooter provider accountability and restrictions on billboards in parks and scenic areas.

  

• PPCC Letter re Developer Contributions

  Letter May 21, 2019

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  The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously supports Council File 19-0046, which restricts developer and contractor contributions to Los Angeles City elected officials, with specified clarifications regarding eligible recipients, timing restrictions, covered parties, and enforcement by the City Ethics Commission.

  

• SB 50 2019 letter

  Letter May 15, 2019

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  The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils, representing 14 neighborhood and community councils and nearly half a million residents on Los Angeles's Westside, opposed Senate Bill 50 in a letter to the California State Senate Committee on Appropriations, citing concerns about circumvention of local control over city planning and zoning decisions and the bill's failure to adequately address affordable housing shortages.

  

• More SB50 comments

  Letter May 8, 2019

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  The Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted a letter to the California State Senate Committee on Appropriations opposing Senate Bill 50, arguing that the bill eliminates local control over planning and zoning decisions and threatens single-family neighborhoods while unfairly exempting certain coastal cities but not communities like Pacific Palisades that are located within larger cities.

  

• Presentation - Mar 30, 2019 (Recode LA Overview)

  Presentation March 29, 2019

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  The Department of City Planning presented an overview of re:code LA, a comprehensive zoning code reform for 21st century Los Angeles, to the Pacific Palisades/Brentwood Community Councils. The new code replaces the outdated 1946 zoning system with modernized form districts, frontage standards, use districts, and density regulations organized into modular, accessible components.

  

• PPCC Letter re SB50.1

  Letter February 17, 2019

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  The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously passed a motion on February 14, 2019, to oppose Senate Bill 50 and urges Councilmember Bonin to introduce a resolution opposing the bill and similar legislation that restricts local land use control.

  

• MOTION SB 50 2-14-19

  Motion February 16, 2019

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  The Pacific Palisades Community Council adopted a motion on February 14, 2019, opposing California Senate Bill 50, arguing that the legislation would undermine local community planning authority, increase housing financialization and inequality, and violate democratic processes by removing land use decisions from local control. The council urged city councilmembers to introduce a resolution opposing the bill.