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City Council has voted to prohibit retaining walls to 12 feet, reports (registration required) the LA Times. This primarily affects new residential development in hillside areas.

The restrictions were cheered by hillside residents, who say one 42-by-2,000-foot retaining wall on Davies Drive off Benedict Canyon Drive is so big it can be seen for miles.

But some owners of canyon lots voiced fears that the new rules could make it impossible to develop their land.

I remember looking those famous 36 foot high retaining walls for the millionaires like J-Lo around Mulholland Drive. The residents quoted in the article are also those who used to always show up at the Design Review meetings I used to facilitate. Good times.