Planning Commission

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Translation services are provided for meetings through the use of bilingual staff for speakers who wish to utilize the service as available. Speakers should state their request by contacting the City Clerk’s office at (818) 548-2090, at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Please specify the language for which you require translation. The exclusive use of City provided interpreters is not required and persons are welcome to use their own interpreter or speak in their native language. OCTOBER 5, 2022 AT 5:00 PM 1. ROLL CALL – Chraghchian, Fuentes, Lee, Minassian, Shahbazian 2. REPORTS REGARDING POSTING OF AGENDA The Agenda for the October 5, 2022 Regular Meeting of the Glendale Planning Commission was Posted on September 28, 2022, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. 1  Approval of Planning Commission Minutes from August 17, 2022. 4. ORAL COMMUNICATION Discussion is limited to items not a part of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to 5 minutes. Planning Commission may question or respond to the speaker but there will be no debate or decision. 5. BOARD/COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS 6. OLD BUSINESS a. ITEM: 3810-3816 4th Avenue Tentative Parcel Map – PPM2113643 (GLN No. 1644) • Note – This item is being continued to the Planning Commission meeting of November 16, 2022 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Application to subdivide two residential lots into a total of three residential lots (Parcels A, B and C), in the “ R1-II” - (Low Density Residential Zone, Floor Area Ratio District II) zone, described as Portion of Lot 4, Block “N” of Crescenta Canada Tract in the City of Glendale, County of Los Angeles, as per Map recorded in Book 5, Pages 574 and 57 of Record of Surveys, and also known at Parcel 11, as per Map recorded in Book 18, Page 38 of Record of Surveys. The existing single-family dwelling on Parcel A will be maintained. Future single family residential development on the two new flag lots (Parcels B and C) will require approval by the Design Review Board. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION The project is categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review under Section 15315 “Minor Land Division” because the project consists of the division of property in urbanized areas zoned for residential use into four or fewer parcels when division in in conformance with the General Plan and zoning, no variances or exceptions are required, all services and access to the proposed parcels to local standards are available, the parcel was not involved in the division of a larger parcel within the previous 2 years, and the parcel does not have an average slope greater than 20 percent. b. ITEM: 901-919 South Brand Boulevard (ALSO 112-118 W. GARFIELD AVE. & 119 W. ACACIA AVE.) Parking Reduction Permit Case No. PPRP2004082 • Note – The applicant has withdrawn this application and therefore this case will not be heard. PROJECT DESCRIPTION This is an appeal of a decision made by the Planning Hearing Officer to adopt the Final 2  Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) and approve a Parking Reduction Permit to provide a total of 450 parking stalls where 548 parking spaces are required per code in conjunction with the proposed development of a new five-story, 171,140 square-foot, above-ground parking structure with rooftop parking on an existing 81,148 square-foot project site located in the “CA” – Commercial Auto Zone, described as Lots 8 thru 11, Tract No. 393, Lot 3, Tract No. 1375, and a Portion of Lot 28, M.R. 5-200-201 (APN: 5641-017-094), in the City of Glendale, County of Los Angeles. The proposed project involves the demolition of the existing surface parking lot and an existing 561 square-foot accessory building (relocated to the site in 1964), and removal of existing solar panel structures that will be relocated to the rooftop of the new structure. The new parking structure will feature 450 parking spaces and is proposed for vehicle inventory for the Pacific BMW Car Dealership. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION The Planning Hearing Officer adopted the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration for this project on December 22, 2021. 7. NEW BUSINESS a. ITEM: 3132 Charing Cross Road Variance Case No. PVAR1802906 • Motion to sustain the Planning Hearing Officer’s decision to partially approve and deny standards variances PROJECT DESCRIPTION This is an appeal of a decision made by the Planning Hearing Officer to deny three standard Variances to allow the construction of a new 2,764 square-foot (SF), three-story single-family house with an attached, 453 SF, two-car garage on a vacant, up-sloped hillside lot located in the R1R-II (Restricted Residential, Floor Area Ratio District II) Zone. The Planning Hearing Officer approved the variance request to construct a new single- family residence on a 6,069 SF substandard lot and denied three additional variances requested to reduce the required interior setback, minimum ungraded open space, and increase the allowed floor area ratio (FAR), described as Lot 1, Block 2, Tract No. 9327 (APN: 5660-015-018), in the City of Glendale, County of Los Angeles. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION The Planning Hearing Officer adopted the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration for this project on January 27, 2022. 8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT UPDATES 9. ADJOURNMENT 3