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• PPCC EC Letter SB 9-2025

  Letter July 28, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests government officials to pause SB 9 permit applications in Pacific Palisades and implement fire hazard mitigation measures, citing concerns that streamlined multi-family housing projects would increase evacuation risks and alter the community's character following the Palisades Fire. The council proposes specific actions including completing evacuation route analyses, establishing street width and access requirements, and potentially exempting Pacific Palisades from SB 9 requirements.

  

• PPCC Letter Oppose SB 79-Assembly

  Letter June 24, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes SB 79 (Wiener) because it would streamline housing density without exempting Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, creating public safety risks during wildfire evacuations as demonstrated during the January 2025 Palisades Fire. The Council also supports a Los Angeles City Council resolution opposing SB 79 unless amended to exempt municipalities with state-approved housing elements.

  

• PPCC Letter Housing Density Legis. & Funding

  Letter June 16, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes pending and future legislation that mandates housing density without providing funding mechanisms to support impacts on infrastructure, public safety, and municipal services, citing concerns specific to their Very High Fire Hazard Security Zone community devastated by the January 2025 Palisades Fire. The Council requests elected officials pause enacted legislation containing such mandates unless clear funding mechanisms are identified and enacted.

  

• PPCC Position-Housing Density-Funding

  Position Paper June 16, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes state housing density legislation including SB 9 and SB 10 without accompanying funding mechanisms to support impacts on infrastructure, public safety, and municipal services, and requests a pause on enacted legislation and opposition to pending measures lacking such funding. The council notes that increased density without state funding exacerbates challenges in areas vulnerable to wildfire, evacuation constraints, and other environmental hazards.

  

• PPCC Letter Oppose SB 79 R

  Letter April 14, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously opposes SB 79 (Wiener) because it would streamline housing density without exempting Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, thereby increasing public safety risks during wildfire evacuations. The Council supports a Los Angeles City Council resolution to add opposition to SB 79 to the city's 2025-26 State Legislative Program unless the bill is amended to exempt municipalities with state-approved Housing Elements.

  

• PPCC Letter re SB 677

  Letter March 17, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously opposed SB 677 at its March 13, 2025 meeting, arguing that the bill's streamlined permit procedures for increased housing density pose public safety risks in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, particularly following the January 2025 Palisades Fire. The council urged state legislators to vote against the bill and requested an unconditional exemption for areas within the fire hazard zone.

  

• PPCC Letter re Specific Plan

  Letter March 17, 2025

  Palisades Fire 2025Planning & DensityPolicy & Advocacy

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests that the City of Los Angeles notify permit applicants of and enforce the provisions of the Pacific Palisades Commercial Village and Neighborhoods Specific Plan for all multifamily and mixed-use development applications during the post-fire reconstruction period. The request was unanimously approved by the PPCC Board on March 13, 2025, and seeks confirmation from city officials that Specific Plan provisions will not be waived.

  

• Wiener bill background

  Background Info March 3, 2025

  Land UseMinutesPlanning & Density

  SB 677, a bill by Senator Wiener, would streamline housing development approvals in California by requiring local agencies to ministerially approve residential developments up to two units on single-family lots or up to four units without discretionary review, while exempting certain coastal zone parcels and very high fire hazard severity zones from these streamlined requirements. The bill removes minimum lot size requirements and prohibits local agencies from imposing standards beyond objective zoning requirements.

  

• PPCC Letter Policy Statement

  Letter February 25, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted a policy statement to state and local officials on February 17, 2025, regarding housing density and public safety in connection with future development of Pacific Palisades. The letter requests consideration of the council's long-held positions on these matters as the community rebuilds.

  

• PPCC Policy Statement - Density & Public Safety

  Position Paper February 16, 2025

  Land UseLegislationPlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council issued a policy statement reiterating its opposition to increased housing density in the community, citing public safety concerns highlighted by the January 7, 2025 Palisades Fire, including limited evacuation routes and narrow hillside streets. The council calls on government officials to ensure rebuilding occurs on a like-for-like basis while preserving single-family neighborhoods.