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Council committee grants appeals, denies EIR for proposed Runyon Canyon ridgeline home
Summary
The committee granted appeals from conservation groups and denied certification of the EIR for a proposed single‑family house in Runyon Canyon, finding the project could not meet Mulholland Scenic Parkway specific‑plan standards and raised unresolved fire‑safety and aesthetic concerns.
The Planning and Land Use Management Committee voted to grant appeals challenging approvals for a single‑family residence proposed at 3003 Runyon Canyon Road and to deny certification of the environmental impact report (EIR) for the project. The committee found that required findings for a specific‑plan exception could not be made and that the project conflicted with the Mulholland Scenic Parkway specific plan and related Mulholland design guidelines.
Appellants — including the Federation of Hillside and Canyon Associations, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) — argued the project failed to comply with state and local fire‑safety regulations, proposed excessive grading and would visibly alter a prominent ridgeline and sensitive parkland. Jamie Hall,…
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