The Department of Building and Safety has officially revoked the developer's by-right permits for the 2070 Nichols Canyon Road project. We have successfully forced a full environmental review and a mandatory haul route hearing. Keep an eye on the upcoming public notice board as we move into the compliance phase.
November 5, 2019
Final supporters
Crucial City Review Needed
We the undersigned residents urge the City of Los Angeles to scrutinize a massive proposed construction project at 2070 Nichols Canyon Road. We request a strenuous inspection by Building and Safety, the Planning Department as well as a CEQA review. We feel the project endangers our canyon on many different levels.
The proposed development is a 6-story, nearly 15,000 sq.ft. “home” to be built on a very steep hill. There are plans for a 12 ft. wide 350 ft. long elevated driveway that will have walls so the cars “don’t fall off”.
There will also be a need for traffic signals due to the fact the cars can only go one way.
The structure will sit 25 feet from Santa Monica Conservancy’s Trebek Open Space and compromise an important wildlife corridor and habitat. The site is incredibly steep and topographically challenged, making it extremely difficult to stage trucks and equipment. That will incur more use of the public right of way and dangerous traffic conditions.
The plans also call for 2 very large retaining walls sitting about 20 feet from Nichols Canyon Rd. The developer claims he does not need haul route permits to remove the thousand of cubic yards of dirt. He is arguing he can do this massive construction “by right”. We disagree.
Nichols Canyon Road is already extremely congested and less than 20 feet wide in places. We are extremely concerned about our safety, the safety of people on the road, and the permanent negative impact of this project on our community, the canyon, and the adjacent open space and wildlife corridor.
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Updates
Reached 100 supporters
April 16, 2019
April 16, 2019
We are approaching one hundred signatures which provides the necessary leverage for our formal request to the Planning Department. Please direct your networks to this petition immediately so we can present a stronger case during our upcoming meeting with city officials.
181 Comments
This proposed property is far outside the normal size of homes in the neighborhood and also would create dangerous conditions for neighbors, including drainage, fire hazards, and traffic issues. This project also seems to go against the Hillside Ordinance and needs to be reviewed.
Such a project is outside of the norm in this canyon and would create dangerous conditions of hillside erosion and redirection of water flow from the property into already overtaxed facilities and drainage ways leading to further flooding and deterioration of our canyon streets.
This is a disruption to flora and fauna of our city - Deers are often seen crossing lower Nichols canyon to drink at the small stream running down the canyon to jump back over the quiet hills. The project will decimate them
It seems fair to carefully review the impact of a project that drastically exceeds the scope of any other "home" in the area. Unusual construction should require a higher level of oversight to ensure neighbors are treated with respect and the environment is protected.
I was evacuated from my home at 1847 Nichols during the last heavy rainstorm because the house above me had a water-saturated foundation. The environmental, safety, and traffic risks of this massive 2070 house are immense, posing dangers to all in this narrow canyon.
Wrong location for a house of this size. The road can’t handle it, nature will be negatively impacted and it will be a nightmare for the whole neighborhood.
Keep Upper Nichols Canyon quiet. No all-night ragers or dusk-to-dawn orgies welcome in the neighborhood. Thank you.
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The Department of Building and Safety has officially revoked the developer's by-right permits for the 2070 Nichols Canyon Road project. We have successfully forced a full environmental review and a mandatory haul route hearing. Keep an eye on the upcoming public notice board as we move into the compliance phase.
November 5, 2019
Final supporters
Crucial City Review Needed
We the undersigned residents urge the City of Los Angeles to scrutinize a massive proposed construction project at 2070 Nichols Canyon Road. We request a strenuous inspection by Building and Safety, the Planning Department as well as a CEQA review. We feel the project endangers our canyon on many different levels.
The proposed development is a 6-story, nearly 15,000 sq.ft. “home” to be built on a very steep hill. There are plans for a 12 ft. wide 350 ft. long elevated driveway that will have walls so the cars “don’t fall off”.
There will also be a need for traffic signals due to the fact the cars can only go one way.
The structure will sit 25 feet from Santa Monica Conservancy’s Trebek Open Space and compromise an important wildlife corridor and habitat. The site is incredibly steep and topographically challenged, making it extremely difficult to stage trucks and equipment. That will incur more use of the public right of way and dangerous traffic conditions.
The plans also call for 2 very large retaining walls sitting about 20 feet from Nichols Canyon Rd. The developer claims he does not need haul route permits to remove the thousand of cubic yards of dirt. He is arguing he can do this massive construction “by right”. We disagree.
Nichols Canyon Road is already extremely congested and less than 20 feet wide in places. We are extremely concerned about our safety, the safety of people on the road, and the permanent negative impact of this project on our community, the canyon, and the adjacent open space and wildlife corridor.
SIGN HERE____________________________________________
ADDRESS_____________________________________________
EMAIL________________________________________________
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
April 16, 2019
April 16, 2019
We are approaching one hundred signatures which provides the necessary leverage for our formal request to the Planning Department. Please direct your networks to this petition immediately so we can present a stronger case during our upcoming meeting with city officials.
181 Comments
As the founder of Nichols Canyon Neighborhood Association, I am gravely concerned with the massive amount of dirt removal, the environmental scarring with the retaining walls and the massive scope of this single family dwelling.
This proposed property is far outside the normal size of homes in the neighborhood and also would create dangerous conditions for neighbors, including drainage, fire hazards, and traffic issues. This project also seems to go against the Hillside Ordinance and needs to be reviewed.
Such a project is outside of the norm in this canyon and would create dangerous conditions of hillside erosion and redirection of water flow from the property into already overtaxed facilities and drainage ways leading to further flooding and deterioration of our canyon streets.
This is a disruption to flora and fauna of our city - Deers are often seen crossing lower Nichols canyon to drink at the small stream running down the canyon to jump back over the quiet hills. The project will decimate them
It seems fair to carefully review the impact of a project that drastically exceeds the scope of any other "home" in the area. Unusual construction should require a higher level of oversight to ensure neighbors are treated with respect and the environment is protected.
I was evacuated from my home at 1847 Nichols during the last heavy rainstorm because the house above me had a water-saturated foundation. The environmental, safety, and traffic risks of this massive 2070 house are immense, posing dangers to all in this narrow canyon.
Wrong location for a house of this size. The road can’t handle it, nature will be negatively impacted and it will be a nightmare for the whole neighborhood.
Keep Upper Nichols Canyon quiet. No all-night ragers or dusk-to-dawn orgies welcome in the neighborhood. Thank you.
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As the founder of Nichols Canyon Neighborhood Association, I am gravely concerned with the massive amount of dirt removal, the environmental scarring with the retaining walls and the massive scope of this single family dwelling.