The Trousdale Estates View Restoration Ordinance is in the news after an intense discussion at the Beverly Hills Planning Commission on Oct. 10. Property owner Allen Yadgari, who lives at 570 Chalette Dr., submitted an application to the Planning Commission requesting a Trousdale View Restoration Permit to allow removal of five trees and pruning of two trees at 560 Chalette Dr., a neighboring property owned by Afrahim Soleiman and Mahvas/Limasol Trust. Yadgari also requested removal of nine trees and pruning of nine trees located at 565 Chalette Dr., a property owned by Louise Horovitz.
Prior to the hearing, the Commission took a bus tour of the properties in question. Yagdari’s property at 570 Chalette Dr. includes a single-family residence built in 1978 on a lot of approximately 19,179 square feet. According to the City’s records, the level pad of the neighboring property at 560 Chalette Dr. (west and immediately adjacent to Yagdari’s residence) is approximately 10 feet below the level pad of Yagdari’s property. City records indicate that its primary structure has a maximum height of 13.3 feet.
