Council approves Chatsworth subdivision with public-safety conditions to protect horsekeeping

The Los Angeles City Council approved a subdivision in the Chatsworth area with conditions aimed at protecting horsekeeping and enhancing public safety, voting 13–0 on the amended motion (item 4).

Councilmember Reyes, chairing the committee on the matter, told colleagues the committee and applicant had agreed on conditions to “make public safety a priority” along a busy street used informally as a bridle path. The motion (referred to in the record as motion 4a) allows the project to proceed while adding conditions intended to reduce conflicts between horses and traffic.

Councilmember Burtzer (staff and transcript spelling varies) moved a single technical correction to the findings: adding the phrase “in a portion of the public right-of-way, if permitted” to clarify construction over a portion of the track. He described that as the only substantive change requested and asked for approval of the amendment.

Speakers from Chatsworth who had submitted cards were acknowledged; one public card (Gerry England) opposed the proposal and was added to the file. Several community members had earlier urged protections for horsekeeping during public comment. Councilmembers publicly thanked staff and community members for cooperation on the negotiated conditions.

Following the amendment to finding number 6, the council took a recorded roll call and the motion passed by unanimous vote (13 ayes). The council recorded that the amendment did not inhibit the project but sought to preserve horsekeeping by limiting future high-density commercial use at specific corners.

Next steps: the motion and amended findings will be added to the project file and staff will proceed under the conditions approved by the council.