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If you were impacted by the recent fires and need assistance, please visit the Disaster Recovery page.
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The Department of Regional Planning is aware of phishing emails targeting Los Angeles County residents. Please be advised that all official correspondence from Regional Planning is issued solely from [Name]@planning.lacounty.gov or donotreply@lacounty.gov email addresses. Communications from other domains are not affiliated with the Department and should not be treated as an official communication. The County will never request personally identifiable information via email or ask for payment or funds through wire transfer. If you receive a suspicious email or have concerns about its legitimacy, please do not respond or click any links. Instead, contact Regional Planning directly to verify at info@planning.lacounty.gov or (213) 974-6411.

If you were impacted by the recent fires and need assistance, please visit the Disaster Recovery page.
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Palisades Fire

For assistance related to disaster recovery, please visit a One-Stop Permit Center. 

Overview

The Palisades Fire started on January 7, 2025, and impacted several of the unincorporated communities in the Santa Monica Mountains and other nearby areas. For the latest information about the Palisades Fire, please visit https://recovery.lacounty.gov/palisades-fire/.

Temporary Housing

Temporary housing is the use of a recreational vehicle, manufactured home, or mobilehome on a property where a legally established single-family residence, accessory dwelling unit(s), or caretaker’s residence was destroyed or made uninhabitable by a disaster. 

For more information on the temporary housing process, please visit: https://recovery.lacounty.gov/rebuilding/temporary-housing/

Like-For-Like Rebuilds

“Like-for-like” replacement structures must be the same size, in the same location, and for the same land use as the legally established damaged or destroyed structure. The like-for-like replacement structure may be approved with modifications if they do not increase the floor area, size, height, or building footprint by more than 10%.

For more information on the rebuild process, please visit: https://recovery.lacounty.gov/rebuilding/like-for-like-rebuild/

Resources

Mapping Resources for Recovery & Rebuilding

This website organizes key LA County Geographic Information Systems (GIS) resources for recovery and rebuilding, including links to property information, planning and zoning, permitting, legal boundaries, and more.

Native Tree Species and Sensitive Environmental Areas

Native species of trees are protected within LA County’s unincorporated communities in the Coastal Zone. A Coastal Development Permit is normally required for development activities within the protected zone of these trees. Exceptions to the permit requirements apply only to projects where a legally established structure was located within the protected zone of a protected tree on the day the structure was damaged or destroyed by a disaster.

Native Species Within Natural and Landscaped Areas

This website includes a number of helpful tips regarding erosion control, retention of native vegetation, and fire-safe use of native species for landscaping within burned areas: CNPS Fire Recovery Guide

***We are continuously updating this page as more information becomes available, please visit regularly.***

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