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Council upholds denial of Pacific Palisades grading appeal after contested geotechnical reviews
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council voted 11-0 to deny an appeal of Department of Building and Safety approvals for grading and a parcel map modification in Pacific Palisades, ending a public hearing that featured conflicting geologists' findings and disputed cut-and-fill volumes.
The Los Angeles City Council on July 20 voted 11-0 to deny an appeal by the Pacific Palisades Community Council of a Department of Building and Safety determination permitting grading and a parcel map modification on a hillside property in Council District 11.
The appeal argued the developer exceeded grading limits set in the parcel map and that the city's environmental review and slope stability analysis were inadequate. Jack Allen, speaking for the Pacific Palisades Community Council, told the council that the owner had “cut and filled an additional thousand cubic yards above what he was permitted” and that the city had not fully considered potential impacts to slope stability and groundwater. Pam Schmidt, an attorney representing…
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