It was reported today that a state appelate court has struck down the Landslide Moratorium that Rancho Palos Verdes had instituted which prohibited building on vacant land located in the ancient landslide area of Portuguese Bend in Rancho Palos Verdes. The court said that absent evidence of an imminent threat to life and safety, that the Moratorium amounted to an unlawful taking of property.
Picture of Portuguese Bend landslide area
The land in this area has moved more than 400 feet seaward, and continues to creep towards the ocean to this day, requiring constant repair and maintenance by the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. A significant amount of the City’s annual road maintenance budget is spent on this work. A building moratorium still exists in the landslide area. Several homes continue to be occupied in the land slide area, with the homeowners constantly leveling their home due to land movement by the use of hydraulic jacks.
“Ski Jump” at the Portuguese Bend Land Slide
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