Each property was damaged during recent wildfires and failed to meet the city’s Oct. 2 deadline to clear ash, rubble, and fire debris

Los Angeles officials have declared eight fire-damaged properties in the upscale Pacific Palisades neighborhood public nuisances, citing health and safety risks from toxic debris that remains uncleared nearly two weeks after a city-imposed deadline.

The Board of Building and Safety Commissioners voted unanimously on Oct. 8 to designate the properties — a mix of luxury estates, multifamily units and mobile home parks — as public nuisances under the city’s municipal code. The move empowers the city to initiate cleanup operations and charge the property owners for the cost, unless owners act first.

Each property was damaged during recent wildfires and failed to meet the city’s Oct. 2 deadline to clear ash, rubble, and fire debris, according to staff with the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety. The ruling is not appealable.

One of the properties — a 16,000-square-foot hilltop mansion at 1601 N. San Onofre Drive — was used as a filming location for the HBO drama Succession. The six-bedroom estate, which sold for $83 million in 2021, was purchased through a trust. According to The Los Angeles Times, the owner withdrew from a federal debris removal program out of concern that government contractors would damage salvageable portions of the home. The owner later learned that private cleanup could cost up to $600,000 and attempted to rejoin the federal program, but was too late.

In total, the following properties were declared public nuisances:

15300 and 15314 W. Antioch Street

1601 N. San Onofre Drive

556 N. Via de la Paz

16321 W. Pacific Coast Highway

16815 W. Bollinger Drive

16525 W. Sunset Blvd., Unit 12

17311 W. Castellammare Drive

According to The Times, all eight owners either opted out of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ federally managed debris removal program or were deemed ineligible. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) guidelines excluded some multifamily and commercial properties from automatic eligibility — including Pacific Palisades Bowl, a 170-unit mobile home park near Will Rogers State Beach.

A timeline for when those bids will be sought has not been established.