In coordination with the County of Los Angeles, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and private contractors, nearly all properties in the City of L.A. that were damaged or destroyed by the Palisades Fire have been cleared of debris and have received final sign off, a required step in the rebuilding process. You can track Right of Entry (ROE) submissions, parcel clean-up, and final inspections on this dashboard.

Property owners who opted out were required to submit a “Los Angeles County Local Debris Removal Program (Opt-out) Application” to the County for approval. Due to the public health danger to the community, owners who chose not to participate in the Government-Run Debris Removal Program and who do not accomplish an adequate clean-up through the Local Debris Removal Program may be subject to remedial action with full cost recovery from the owner.

No, passes are no longer required to enter Pacific Palisades.

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and California Highway Patrol (CHP) are currently enforcing the law in the Palisades. 

In case of a life-threatening emergency, you should call or text 911. For non-emergencies call 877-ASK-LAPD (1-877-275-5273). Additionally, you can go in person to the LAPD West Los Angeles Community Police Station located at 1663 Butler Avenue or call them at (310) 444-0701. 

You can also report certain crimes online by utilizing the LAPD Community Online Reporting System by going to www.lapdonline.org. Community members can also send an email to Palisades@lapd.online to submit tips and other non-emergency information to the officers working in the Palisades.

LA Sanitation (LASAN) provides unlimited pickup of large household items, including mattresses, couches, doors, carpets, toilets, electronic waste, and other furniture. This service is typically available on your regular collection day. Schedule a pickup by calling LASAN at 1-800-773-2489.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has already started work to underground as much of its power system as possible, starting with building a new 34.5kv circuit on Sunset Blvd., which will serve as the ‘backbone’ for LADWP’s plans to underground residential circuits where feasible. This will enable LADWP to expand Distribution Station 29 (DS-29) and introduce a new 12kv mainline system to serve the Palisades, increasing the resiliency and reliability of the power system. Learn more about LADWP's Pacific Palisades Power Rebuild Plan here.

Per the County Department of Public Health (DPH), swimming pools and spas must be enclosed with a protective fence to prevent drowning, injuries, or other risks:

• The enclosure must be at least 60 inches in height above grade.
• Gaps should not exceed 4 inches to prevent access by small children.
• Gates and entrances should be self-closing and self-latching.

For more information, please contact the County Department of Public Health Environmental Health Division, Recreational Waters Program at (626) 430-5360 or rhealth@ph.lacounty.gov.

If it is necessary for you to clean up ash that is impacting living or work spaces in areas not damaged by fire, please use the following general precautions:

• Always put on personal protective wear (e.g., long sleeve shirts, pants, gloves and safety glasses) when you must be around ash for an extended period of time
• A well-fitting respirator, such as an N-95 mask, may provide some protection
• If you do get ash on your skin, wash it off as soon as possible
• All clothing, shoes and other protective wear should be removed, wiped or cleaned as appropriate before entering your residence
• Do not use leaf blowers or take other actions (e.g., dry sweeping) that will put ash into the air
• To clean up ash, use vacuums equipped with High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters or mist lightly with water before gently sweeping

For more wildfire smoke, ash and safety tips, visit: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/wildfire/ and  https://www.aqmd.gov/wildfiretips

If you are living near areas with significant fire debris or burned buildings nearby, it is prudent to avoid being outdoors near these properties while hazardous materials are being removed, even though this process should not result in significant disturbance of ash and other fire debris.

If you’re returning to a home in an area with significant fire debris or burned buildings nearby, it may be advisable to wait until all the remaining fire debris has been removed from nearby burned properties before moving back in. More information is available from the County Department of Public Health site.

The County Department of Public Health suggests you first assess the extent of smoke, soot, and ash contamination to determine appropriate cleaning measures:

• If there is no visible soot or ash on horizontal surfaces, no visible suspended particles, and no noticeable smoke odor, you do not need to undertake any specific remediation actions.
• In cases where there is no visible soot or ash, a wipe test, where you wipe a wall or windowsill, confirming no soot or ash, can help determine that there was not significant intrusion of dangerous ash or soot.
• For situations involving light soot or ash on horizontal surfaces and/or visible airborne particulate and/or noticeable smoke odors, a more thorough cleaning is recommended.
• If you notice signs of significant soot, smoke residue, or odors in your home, professional cleaning or remediation may be needed.

More information can be found here. 

• Pick up sandbags from one of the locations listed here.
• Sign up to receive text, email, and phone call LA City emergency alerts for your home, work, and school at www.notifyla.org. If you have recently relocated to a new area, sign up for alerts at your new address.
• Check in on your neighbors to make sure they know about the storm conditions and are prepared.
• Follow any evacuation warnings and/or orders issued by the emergency alert system.
• Avoid areas where there is water runoff from recent wildfire burn scars, including debris basins.
• Roads in recent burn areas may be impacted by mud and rocks in the road. If possible, limit driving. If absolutely necessary, give yourself extra time to safely drive to your destination.
• Call 911 with any life-threatening emergencies.
• Call 311 to report downed tree branches, blocked storm drains, or localized flooding.
• Call 1-800-DIAL-DWP in the event of power outages or water main breaks.
• If you see a downed wire, always assume it is live. Never approach or touch any wire that is down or dangling and immediately report it by calling 911.

All reconstruction projects that are on a site with a structure substantially damaged or destroyed by the Palisades fire will receive expedited initial permit review thanks to the Mayor’s Executive Order #1. These reviews will be completed by City departments within 30 days.

Yes, DBS will expedite all building permits related to the Palisades, under the Mayor's Emergency Executive Orders (EO). All  residential and commercial projects will receive permit expediting. Like-for-like rebuilds under EO1 and zoning compliant single-family rebuilds under EO8 both require a reduced number of plan check clearances from other departments.

Like-for-like +10% Eligible Projects are those where new structures and facilities are in substantially the same location as and do not exceed 110% of their previous footprint and height of the primary structures and facilities that existed immediately before the wildfires.

One of the main purposes and important benefits of like-for-like eligible projects is also to enable homes and businesses to be rebuilt as they were before the fire even if they did not comply with current zoning requirements (i.e. nonconforming setbacks, etc.).

110% is the standard set in existing state and local regulations for like-for-like rebuilding and is the most efficient way to expedite fire rebuild projects across City, County, and State jurisdictions.

Eligible Projects both within and outside of the Coastal Zone and Specific Plan Area are eligible for streamlining, and are waived from CEQA, Specific Plan and Coastal Act requirements, thanks to local and state actions.

Non-Eligible Projects will need to comply with existing zoning. Processing timelines and procedures can vary depending on whether or not the site is within the State of California Coastal Zone and/or the Pacific Palisades Commercial Village and Neighborhood Specific Plan area.

Non-Eligible Projects Inside the Coastal Zone and/or Specific Plan Area will have additional steps required by State and City regulations. The City is working to ensure local reviews are still conducted as quickly as possible within applicable State and local requirements. Please see the City Planning Department's website on fire rebuild for questions regarding the Coastal Zone and Specific Plan.

Non-Eligible Projects Outside the Coastal Zone and Specific Plan Area: If the non-Eligible Project complies with zoning, it will be filed directly with Building and Safety and will benefit from the same expedited permit review as all reconstruction projects. Processing timelines would be similar to those of Eligible Projects.

To see whether your parcel is within the Coastal Zone, search for your parcel at http://zimas.lacity.org, and under the “Additional” tab look at the "Coastal Zone" field. There is also a viewable layer of the Coastal Zone in the City Planning Department's interactive map.

Maps showing the parcels within the Specific Plan area can be found here.

Most residents apply online. To begin your application and access rebuilding resources, visit LADBS' Wildfire Rebuilding & Recovery page.

To apply in person, visit the One-Stop Rebuilding Center located at 1828 Sawtelle Blvd, West Los Angeles, CA 90025, open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.

The LA One-Stop Rebuilding Center is a single place for Palisades residents to go for anything they need from the City when rebuilding their homes or businesses under the expedited and streamlined process created by Mayor Bass’ emergency executive order.

While home and business owners may not need action from multiple City departments, Mayor Bass directed 10 City departments to come together at the Center so questions or needs can be addressed under one roof.

Participating agencies:

• Department of Building and Safety
• Department of City Planning
• Bureau of Engineering
• Bureau of Street Services
• Department of Water and Power
• Department of Transportation
• Fire Department
• Housing Department
• Bureau of Sanitation
• Bureau of Contract Administration

The Center is located at 1828 Sawtelle Blvd, West Los Angeles, CA 90025 and is open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.

Palisades residents can now obtain the original building plans for their lost homes at the LA One-Stop Rebuilding Center. At the request of the Mayor’s Office, Governor Gavin Newsom recently issued an Executive Order that suspended the state law that required City of Los Angeles officials to seek the consent of the person who designed a building, or their heirs, before releasing plans to the building owner. Additionally, Mayor Bass said, the City will make plans available electronically.

Homeowners can request their plans via email at records.ladbs@lacity.org and at the One-Stop Rebuilding Center in person. Government issued ID, a copy of the property’s recorded deed and completion of this form are required to obtain plans.

The structural integrity of concrete and masonry can be impacted in fire situations, especially when the structure is completely consumed by fire. The material’s properties may be irreversibly altered, deeming it unsatisfactory for reuse in supporting a rebuilt structure. Therefore, existing footings and slabs in fire-damaged buildings and structures are not typically permitted to be reused. Foundations may also be damaged during debris removal activities, which may require the use of heavy equipment.

If you would like a structural assessment of your foundation, you must work with your own private engineer to evaluate your foundation. If foundations remain in place, approval will be required prior to reusing the foundation as part of the building permit for new structures. The building official may require foundations to be removed at the property owners’ expense prior to issuing a building permit.

While the City does not endorse or recommend private contractors, the City’s Bureau of Contract Administration provides some guidance here.

The State of California’s Contractor State Licensing Board also provides valuable resources to help navigate the rebuilding process and ensure the contractor you hire is qualified and capable.

Yes, temporary structures including RVs, mobile homes and manufactured homes will be allowed for up to three years or while there is an active rebuild permit, whichever is longer. Mobile and manufactured homes will need a foundation system and an RV on wheels will need to be on grade not to exceed 5% slope. Otherwise, it will require a foundation system. See information bulletin, Temporary Housing for the 2025 Wildfire Damaged Properties, for more information. 

Grading is the main difference. If a house is located within a geologically sensitive area of the Palisades, it will require geological and soil reports. Additionally, geologically sensitive areas do not qualify for the Self Certification program. To determine if you require a soils report and grading review, please contact LADBS staff or refer to information bulletin, Geological and Geotechnical Considerations for Rebuilding in the Palisades Fire Area, for more information.

Building within the geological sensitive areas requires a geology and soils report in accordance with the parameters outlined in the building code. The geology and soils report should be submitted to the LADBS Grading Section for approval. See information bulletin, Contents of Reports for Submittal to LADBS Grading Division.

New buildings must be built to the current building code unless using a plan that was approved under the 2019 building code or later.

ADUs and the main house can be built in any sequence the owner likes.

Building code changes during mid-rebuild will not require the structure to meet current code unless the building permit expires.

Yes, the Archistar AI pre-plan check tool, called E-Check, is currently available to all homeowners and rebuild applicants with an address in the Palisades. 

Rebuilds located in geologically sensitive areas will require geology and soils reports to be submitted and approved to the LADBS grading section. The report should take into consideration the slope stability and risk mitigations.

Under Emergency Executive Order 1 and Emergency Executive Order 8, applicants can apply for accessory dwelling units. The permitting process is streamlined with no Coastal Review or Environmental Review. The ADU can be built prior to or concurrently with the single-family dwelling. Besides ADUs, projects eligible under the EOs cannot increase density. Additionally, the Mayor’s Emergency Executive Order 9 suspends the use of Senate Bill 9 in the burn area. The bill would have allowed the development of up to four units on a single-family lot.

There were no mandated design standards for single-family houses prior to the fire and there are no design standards that have been adopted since the fire. That said, there are existing zoning code regulations that regulate massing through height, residential floor area, and setback requirements. There are also many homeowners associations that may regulate certain aspects of design.

The Palisades has been a designated Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone since 1999. Any stricter planning rules that existed prior to the fire will continue to exist. The City considers hazard designations when making zoning decisions, so land within the VHFHSZ is generally designated for open space or low density residential development, with limited commercial, medium residential and industrial land uses.

Condos, townhomes, multi-family projects, and single family homes are eligible to utilize Emergency Executive Order 1 or the like-for-like option. Only single-family houses in the Coastal Zone are eligible for Emergency Executive Order 8.

Yes. All project plans, including rebuilding project plans of single-family dwellings, are assessed for proximity to hydrants, adequate water supply; and need for special fire lanes, if the rear of the project is set too far from the edge of the roadway. We do not issue clearances for plans until hydrants, water supply and access lanes have been addressed. The Fire Department does not assess plans for defensible space, except for setbacks from property lines.

Through Emergency Executive Order 5, City departments are developing paths forward to promote the use of fire-resistant construction materials to harden homes and businesses, further strengthen the resiliency of utilities to ensure power reliability during severe weather events, and more.

Additionally, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has started work to underground as much of its power system as possible, starting with building a new 34.5kv circuit on Sunset Blvd., which will serve as the ‘backbone’ for LADWP’s plans to underground residential circuits where feasible. This will enable LADWP to expand Distribution Station 29 (DS-29) and introduce a new 12kv mainline system to serve the Palisades, increasing the resiliency and reliability of the power system. Learn more about LADWP's Pacific Palisades Power Rebuild Plan here.

As part of the City of Los Angeles’ effort to decarbonize all new buildings, LADWP has launched the High-performance, Optimized, Modern Electrification for Los Angeles (HOME LA) pilot program to provide residential and multifamily low-rise (three stories and below) property owners financial incentives for building all-electric. Building all-electric can help reduce costs, lessen environmental impacts, and improve indoor air quality and safety in homes. 

1. Go to: https://navigatela.lacity.org/navigat ela/ 

2. Search Project Address 

3. Select Tools and toggle: Significant Ecologic Area in both County and City

Yes, LID will review if any other project conditions result in LID being required. Otherwise, your project will be cleared as "Not Required". It is anticipated that less than 5% of projects for single-family homes will require a LID clearance.

Use MyLA311 and indicate that the violation is in the Palisades so that StreetsLA’s Investigation and Enforcement Division (IED) can prioritize and issue a no-fee Notice of Violation (NOV), or an Administrative Citation Enforcement (ACE) that includes fines. 

Yes, a Building Materials Permit is required to coordinate storage of building materials in the public right-of-way (PROW). Coordination is required to maintain order and considers the size, duration, and type of building materials that can be stored in the PROW. 

Overload Permits are required for loads that exceed standard legal weight or dimensional limits and to ensure no conflicts to roadway weight, utilities, trees, and other infrastructure due to the State’s allowable extralegal loads.

Yes, a ‘Trees in Parkway’ clearance is still required for Beyond 110% Projects. However, clearances are not required for private property trees per EO1 and EO8, and street trees for Like-for-Like projects.

The only projects that are exempt from a RUD at this time are projects that propose a single family dwelling to replace the prior existing single family dwelling.

As early as you wish. You can submit your RUD application prior to your building permit application.