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PLUM sustains tract‑map approval for Oakdale/Bothwell site; council hears dispute over last commercial orange grove
Summary
PLUM denied an appeal and upheld the Planning Commission’s approval of vesting tentative tract map VTT‑83927 to subdivide the former Bothwell orange grove for construction of 21 single‑family homes, with a parcel donation to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy for public access.
The Planning and Land Use Management Committee voted to deny an appeal by the West Valley Alliance for Optimal Living and sustained the City Planning Commission’s decision to approve a vesting tentative tract map (VTT‑83927) for a residential subdivision on the former Bothwell orange grove in the Encino‑Tarzana Community Plan area.
Planning staff (Stephanie Escobar) described the project as a vesting tentative tract map to merge and re‑subdivide four parcels into 23 ground lots for construction of 21 two‑story single‑family residences, one caretaker residence, front‑ and side‑yard reductions and three model home lots. Staff explained that modified findings and conditions updated CEQA language consistent with the Housing…
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