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Planning Commission adopts 12-foot driveway minimum to match wildland-interface rules
Summary
On April 16, 2025 the Woodland Hills Planning Commission voted to amend city code to require new driveways in the wildland-urban interface to be 12 feet wide rather than 10, bringing the local standard into alignment with existing wildland-interface rules; existing driveways were grandfathered.
The Woodland Hills Planning Commission on April 16, 2025 voted to change the city code to require new driveways in areas covered by the city's wildland-urban interface standards to be 12 feet wide instead of 10 feet.
Commission members said the change aligns the city's development standards with the wildland-interface provisions the city adopted years ago. The commission discussed that the 12-foot minimum is already written into the ordinance language but had not been enforced because staff and applicants had been using a 10-foot standard.
Planning staff reported the amendment will apply to new construction; existing driveways that do not meet the new minimum will be grandfathered. Commissioners noted the change is intended to improve emergency access in higher fire-risk areas and to make local code consistent with the interface standard.
The commission discussed related code sections that may also need to be updated, including references in the development and construction standards and in Title 10 tables that govern driveway dimensions and the number of lanes. A commissioner said staff will check the cross-references in the development construction code (2.3116.K) and multiple city code entries mentioned during the meeting.
Action on the amendment was taken during the meeting: a motion to amend the city code (as read aloud during the meeting) was made and seconded, and the chair called the question; the motion carried with no member voicing opposition on the record.
No dollar amounts, enforcement penalties, or a roll-call vote tally were recorded in the transcript. The commission directed staff to verify and update related code references before council consideration.
