Thanks to recent housing laws that make it easier to build apartments where houses used to be, unscrupulous developers already have attempted to add density to the Palisades and Altadena burn zones. Here, a crew illegally works on a parcel in the Palisades burn zone before the developer’s permit for a four unit condominium was even approved. After being exposed, the developer withdrew the multifamily permit application and now intends to build a single house.
Photo CHRISTOPER LEGRAS.