ABOUT PRISMM

PRISMM is a group of residents advocating for reasonable and appropriate development in the Santa Monica Mountains. PRISMM initially formed to support another organization, STACK, as they pursued a lawsuit against the City of Agoura Hills and the developer of the CORNERSTONE Project, which was approved without community input and went far beyond the scope of the community-approved Agoura Village Specific Plan. This was a critical suit because Cornerstone was just the first - and by far the smallest - development planned for Agoura Village.  STACK and the  California Native Plant Society prevailed in the lawsuit, and the developer will be required to conduct an EIR.  See here for the current status on Cornerstone. 

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PRISMM is now concerning itself with maintaining the viability of Kanan Road as the primary evacuation route out of the Santa Monica Mountains for the communities that live along the its nine mile stretch south to PCH, and for the western section of the City of Malibu that uses it as a mandatory part of its official evacuation plan. Upcoming state mandated, high density housing is planned by the City and the majority of the sites selected by the City are in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity zone south of the 101 Freeway. Moreover, the largest sites with the highest volume of residences plus commercial square footage are at or near the the critical intersection of Kanan and Agoura Roads, right before the entrance to the 101 Freeway. It is critical to maintain traffic flowing smoothly through this intersection during the evacuation process as population rises or lives will be risked in wildfire evacuation.

 

PRISMM is not anti-development, but believes that responsible development can accomplish the creation of revenue needed by the City of Agoura Hills without destroying the safety of the residents in the unincorporated area south of the City.