Hills For Everyone


		pacific heights The Pacific Heights property lies west of, and adjacent to, Schabarum Park in unincorporated Los Angeles County in the community of Hacienda Heights. Quick Facts After decades of controversy, this greatly diminished project was finally approved in the fall of 2009 by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. The landowner received approval to build 47 houses on 114 acres. There will be a single access point at the end of Apple Lane in Hacienda Heights. Status The Pacific Heights development was finally approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in late 2009. Relationship to the Corridor The Pacific Heights approved development is located in the undeveloped hills adjacent to and west of Schabarum Park in Hacienda Heights. It lies north of the Habitat Authority’s Powder Canyon property in La Habra Heights and within Significant Ecological Area #17 as designated in the Los Angeles County General Plan. View a map of the Pacific Heights Development. Resource Values at risk Includes Rare Plant Communities The property contains extensive and increasingly rare oak and walnut woodlands. Boasts Special Designations These woodlands qualified it to become a Significant Ecological Area (SEA) under Los Angeles County’s General Plan. Project History Numerous Applications Many more intense proposals on this property have come forth over several decades but public opposition sent the proposals back for further review. This review included: Reduce area to be graded to reduce potential for slope failure; Review the size and location of the development’s water tank; Create an alternative plan with the minimum number of units that would still be economically viable; and Reduce the oak trees to be cut in the grading for this development. Project changes incorporated the following: 10 acres will be ‘donated’ to LA County Parks – not ‘dedicated’ as was requested by the applicant. The mitigation oaks will be monitored seven years not two as was requested by the applicant. The County will not allow any fuel modification in Schabarum Park. The applicant will still need to pay in-lieu fees to the Parks Department. There is the possibility for trail easements to be dedicated to the Parks Department or manager of the open space such as the Habitat Authority. Pacific Heights Plan (396 KB - PDF)