Limits Lifted on Rancher’s Permit
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday granted an appeal by a Sun Valley ranch owner who had asked that restrictions on her business permit be lifted.
L&H; Ranch on Sheldon Street, owned by Lilo Zipler, was the last of 18 San Fernando Valley stables cited by the city in December for lacking business licenses or zoning permits.
All the other cases had been resolved and the stables had received permits. But Zipler had to appeal a zoning administrator’s decision in May that limited the duration of her permit and the number of horses allowed on the property.
Under the terms of the council action, the permit’s 20-year limit was lifted, giving Zipler an indefinite length of time. The limit on horses was also raised from 18 to 25, said Arline De Sanctis, chief field deputy for Councilman Joel Wachs.
Stable owners had protested the shorter time limits on permits because that would force them to pay hundreds of dollars in renewal fees.
The council also decided that Zipler will not be charged a fee, the ranch’s hours will not be limited and the parking lot will not have to be relined, De Sanctis said.
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