Neighbor appeals environmental exemption for two Mount Washington homes
The City Council will review an appeal of the finding that two new hillside houses on Cliff Drive need no environmental study.
A resident is challenging the city's finding that building two single family homes on a vacant hillside lot at 1236 North Cliff Drive is exempt from environmental review. The East Los Angeles Area Planning Commission upheld the exemption on July 8, 2026, and the appeal, filed August 27, 2026, now goes to the City Council.
What happens next
City Council hearing on the environmental appeal, with 75 days to act from the August 27, 2026 appeal filing date
Named in this record
- Brianna MacGillivray
- Hallie Black, As the Crow, LLC
- East Los Angeles Area Planning Commission 2
- Los Angeles Department of City Planning 18
- 1236 North Cliff Drive
- Mount Washington/Glassell Park Specific Plan
Eunisses Hernandez10
Eunisses Hernandez
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