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Yes, absolutely.  After nearly nine decades of creating an Altadena legacy, the family has the right to sell their property.  However, the buyer does not have the absolute right to do whatever they want with the property.  This is why municipalities create zoning classifications, development ordinances and land-use regulations.  AW believes that the Nuccio family should receive fair value for their property.  We also believe there are conservation-based options that should be explored to satisfy that condition.

Note: Alignment of zoning and land-use classifications in unincorporated Los Angeles County is not as rigid as in many incorporated cities.  [For example, most of the existing schools in Altadena are located on parcels zoned as Residential or Commercial.]

The 78 acres parcels are currently zoned as R-1 single, family, low-density “Residential.”  The land-use classifications, as denoted by the County’s Department of Regional Planning, are “Nursery” for the 13 acres hosting Nuccio’s Nursery, and “Vacant/Undifferentiated” for the 65 acres of wildlands.