Redesign or Stop the 19-Home Development on Mulholland and San Feliciano!

This development is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. Why can’t there be some undeveloped space in our already densely packed neighborhood???

No! Just no!

I have lived in the Girard Tract/Girard Reservoir neighborhood in Woodland Hills at Topanga Cyn. Blvd. and Mulholland Dr. for 44 years. An elderly couple used to live in the abandoned house on Mulholland Dr. across from Louisville High School who had peacocks, sheep and other farm animals. The Tonga Native American Indian tribe also lived in this area of Woodland Hills and Topanga Canyon. Los Angeles County or the State of California needs to designate this land and house as a historical site called “Victor Girard Kleinberger Preserve” or “Victor Girard Kleinberger Park” since he purchased the land in 1922. This would protect the wildlife, trees and natural habitat. The oak, eucalyptus and pepper trees should not be cut down since most were planted by Victor Girard Kleinberger! Coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, raccoons, skunks, owls, squirrels and other wildlife roam this land and therefore it needs to be protected. The house and barn should be preserved like Leonis Adobe in Calabasas. Building condos and/or homes on this land would create more traffic in this area of Woodland Hills and we’re already at capacity. There is no need to create more traffic in our loved and cherished neighborhood. Please save this land! For more information about the history of Woodland Hills, then please visit www.aboutwoodlandhills.com/history/the-story.html

I don't like anything about this idea. We need more open areas like the proposed development site, not fewer. Leave it alone.

I listened to the public hearings last night on zoom and was horrified at the testimony of outsiders who have no idea of the blight this kind of development would inflict on our town. I was proud of the presentation of the neighbors and others who rightly pointed out that this project is ill-conceived at present. Stay the course!

This is an unacceptable development that does not reflect the existing zoning and goals of the community. This irreplaceable site should be saved and joined with others to create critically needed open space and a green necklace of parks for Woodland Hills and LA.

I oppose the current plan for 19 homes on Mulholland and San Feliciano. The development is out of character for the neighborhood, ignores the historical context of the Girard tract, and will create traffic and pedestrian safety issues at a time when pedestrian and bicycle use is on the rise. I will be attending the City Planning meeting with great interest and concern. Thank you.

The land should be used for community use and redesigned as a public park. No oaks should be removed.

I have lived on Buena Ventura St. in Woodland Hills for over 35 years and during that time several houses on my block have been remodeled. Not a single one of them was granted a permit for two story construction. And people in this area like it that way . We moved to this community because of the single story law, knowing that this area is protected from McMansions and what happened in Tarzana won't happen here. How is it that this project gets to build houses that are 33 ft tall ? That is way over two stories tall. And residents in the area are restricted to build one story houses? Who got paid off for this? Who is going to profit from this variance that long time homeowners in the area have been denied. We don't want 33 ft tall buildings replacing protected live Oak trees that are older than any of us. Those Oak trees are protected by law, but I guess if you payoff the correct people and contribute to their political campaign , you can do anything. This is corruption at its worst. If this development is allowed to proceed I will vote against every person involved as well as possibly move to another area that respects the home owners. The home owners in this area have hundreds of millions of dollars invested. And someone who wants to invest a paltry 10 or 20 million .. if that ... ifs favored? Someone who does not even live here but only wishes only to exploit what we residents have to make a buck. Then there are the animals that live there and have lived there from time immortal. There is nothing like a 200 foot long 12 ft high block cement wall to increase the view and property values . ( That was satire ) A wall like that belongs on the 101 or the 405 not in a residential neighborhood. This is WOODLAND HILLS not Retaining Wall Hills. The value of open space is priceless for once it is gone it is gone forever. This is nothing but money grubbing pay offs, corruption and screwing over the residents of a fine community for profit by others who do n

Enough with greedy developers ruining our city! With the amount of taxes we pay we should be getting more parks and open spaces, not developing every last square inch of remaining open spaces.

As a LA County Master Gardener I am gravely concerned about this project and the endangerment of the critical CA Oaks and wildlife that depend on them. What our county needs is to plant MORE trees, not destroy the ones we have. Thank you.

This should be a park

Allowing development on this amazing space for 19 cramped, 30-foot homes would be a travesty.

This area would be much better served as a commiunity dog park!!!!

enough ugly houses, leave our trees alone

Do not build here! The area needs old oaks for its ecology.

I have lived here for 74 years. I grew up in this neighbor hood. I have not witnessed before this such a cold-blooded attack on the environment or the ambience of an entire area. Please give your consideration to dumping the whole project.

Mulholland and San Feliciano Dr are already quite busy. I have lived on San Feliciano Dr since January 2001 and the traffic has increased to the point where speed bumps were put in to slow down drivers around the elementary school. Instead of increasing our population density I’m hoping we can make the area a green space for the neighborhood. If you’ve spent any time here, you know how Many people get out and walk, meet each other, and generally enjoy this friendly little pocket of the west valley. An open space would certainly be loved and enjoyed by many.

Good luck

Please keep the beauty of our Heritage Oaks by minimal removal.