 Many Iranians in the Beverly Hills area built large houses that contrast with the original single story bungalows; many Persians stated that the size of Friday Shabbat dinners contributes to their desire to build larger houses.Persian architect Hamid Omrani built around 200 of them.Non-Iranians in the Los Angeles area criticized the houses, calling them "Persian palaces," and in 2004 the city council of Beverly Hills addressed the criticisms by establishing a council to examine the designs of new houses; this council could cancel the plans of any new house that is too different from houses around it.