Area Planning Commission

Informacion en Español acerca de esta junta puede ser obtenida llamando al (213) 978-1300. NORTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2004, 4:30 P.M. MARVIN BRAUDE CONSTITUENT CENTER 6262 VAN NUYS BOULEVARD, FIRST FLOOR VAN NUYS, CA 91401 George Stavaris, President Sandor L. Winger, Vice President David Honda, Commissioner Dr. John Lett, Sr., Commissioner Tony Torres, Commissioner Sheldred Alexander, Commission Executive Assistant (213) 978-1294; FAX (213) 978-1029 EVERY PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION MUST COMPLETE A SPEAKER’S REQUEST FORM AT THE MEETING AND SUBMIT IT TO THE COMMISSION EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT. POLICY FOR DESIGNATED PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 3, 8 and 9:Pursuant to the Commission’s general operating procedures, the Commission at times must necessarily limit the speaking times of those presenting testimony on either side of an issue that is designated as a public hearing item. All requests to address the Commission on public hearing items must be submitted prior to the Commission’s consideration of the item. TIME SEGMENTS noted * herein are approximate. Some items may be delayed due to length of discussion of previous items. To ensure that the Commission has ample opportunity to review written materials, members of the public who wish to submit written materials on agendized items should submit them to the Commission Office, 200 North Spring Street, Room 532, Los Angeles, CA 90012, at least 10 days prior to the meeting at which the item is to be heard in order to meet the mailing deadline. The Commission may RECONSIDER and alter its action taken on items listed herein at any time during this meeting or during the next regular meeting, in accordance with the Commission Policies and Procedures and provided that the Commission retains jurisdiction over the case.. AGENDAS are posted for public review in the Main Street lobby of City Hall East, 200 No. Main Street, Los Angeles, California, and are accessible through the Internet World Wide Web at http://www.lacity.org/pln/index.htm. If you challenge these agenda items in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing agendized here, or in written correspondence on these matters delivered to this agency at or prior to the public hearing. The time in which a party may seek judicial review of this determination is governed by the California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6. Under that provision, a petitioner may seek judicial review of any decision of the City, pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5, only if the petition for writ of mandate pursuant to that section is filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which the City’s decision became final. GLOSSARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS: CEQA - Calif. Environmental Quality Act ND - Negative Declaration EIR - Environmental Impact Report MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration CE - Categorical Exemption 1. DEPARTMENTAL REPORT - ITEMS OF INTEREST 2. COMMISSION BUSINESS A. Advance Calendar B. Commission Requests 3. ZA- 2003-5502-CU-1A Council District: 6 CEQA: ENV-2003-5503-MND Location: 13606 West Roscoe Boulevard Plan: Mission Hills-Panorama City- Expiration Date: Extended Sepulveda Appeal Status: Not further appealable PUBLIC HEARING Continued from 4-15-04 AN APPEAL from the entire determination of an Associate Zoning Administrator’s denial pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24-W,27 of a conditional use permit for the construction, use and maintenance of a self-service car wash. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL Anik Charron (213) 978-1307 APPLICANT: Eddie Pinchasi APPELLANT: Same 4. VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 53177 EIR: 1988-0026(SP)(ZC)(PA) Council District: 12 Plan: Chatsworth-Porter Ranch Location: 11100 Mason Avenue Appeal Status: See Below Public Hearing completed 2-27-03 Continued from 6-3-04 AN APPEAL, from the entire decision by the Advisory Agency in approving the 40-lot subdivision with 3 private streets (B, C, and D Courts) on a 20.3 net acre site. APPLICANT: Porter Ranch Development Co. APPELLANTS: (1) P.R.I.D.E.(Porter Ranch is Developed Enough) (2) Walter N. Prince (as an individual, and a Member of the Porter Ranch DRB) (3) Bluegrass Homeowners Association (development directly to south) (4) E.C.H.O. (Equine Cultural Heritage Organization) STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. Susan Palmas (213) 978-1333 Note: The Planning Commission’s action on this appeal takes place on the day of the meeting unless the Commission orally indicates otherwise. Any appeal to the City Council must be filed within 10 days after the orally stated action of the Commission. North Valley Area Planning Commission 2 June 17, 2004 5. APCNV 2003-2756-ZC-CU-ZV-BL Council District: 7 CEQA: ENV-2003-2757-MND Location: 15555 W San Fernando Mission Bl Plan: Mission Hills-Panorama City- Expiration Date: 6-19-04 North Hills ZC: Appealable, if disapproved ZV: Appealable if granted CU: Not further appealable Public Hearing completed 5-7-04 ZONE CHANGE, pursuant to Section 12.32 of the Municipal Code, to permit a zone change from RS- 1VL (Suburban Zone) to [T][Q]C2-1VL (Commercial Zone); CONDITIONAL USE, pursuant to Section 12.24 W 27 of the Municipal Code, for Commercial Corner Development approval for uses which do not comply with the following requirements and conditions enumerated in Section 12.22 A 23: a) to allow tandem parking for 12 parking stalls, which is otherwise prohibited; b) to omit bicycle parking, which is otherwise required; c) to allow relief from the minimum 5-foot wide landscape setback required on all street frontages of the perimeter of parking areas or areas which abut a residential zone or use; d) to allow less than 50 percent transparent windows on the exterior walls that front on adjacent streets in lieu of the minimum 50 percent transparent windows required; pursuant to Section 12.27 of the Municipal Code, a ZONE VARIANCE from the following: a) to allow 55 percent compact parking spaces in lieu of the maximum 40 percent permitted; b) to allow a loading space of 344 square feet in lieu of the minimum 400 square feet required; c) to allow a building height of 29 feet in lieu of the maximum 25 feet high permitted within a distance of 9 to 49 feet of the RS Zone; and a BUILDING LINE REMOVAL, pursuant to Section 12.32 R of the Municipal Code, to remove a 25-foot building line on the north side of San Fernando Mission Road, for the construction of an office building, two-stories, 29 feet in height, with 3,376 square feet for geneal office and 2,622 square feet for dental office use, for a total of 5,998 square feet, with 22 covered on-site parking spaces, on a 9,066 square foot lot. STAFF RECOMMENDS DISAPPROVAL AS FILED; APPROVAL OF ZONE CHANGE TO (T)(Q)C2- 1VL; APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE; VARIANCE; AND BUILDING LINE REMOVAL Madhu Kumar (818) 374-5062 APPLICANT: Jocelyn A. Soliven 6. APCNV 2003-1078-ZC Council District: 12 CEQA: ENV-2003-1078-MND Location: 21021-21035 Chase Street Expiration Date: N/A Plan: Chatsworth-Porter Ranch Appeal Status:Appealable if disapproved Public Hearing completed 5-22-04 ZONE CHANGE, pursuant to Section 12.32 of the Municipal Code, incident to Tentative Tract 54105, from RA-1 to (T)R1-1; for a proposed subdivision for a new 15 lot single-family residential develoopment on a 1.5 net acre lot. STAFF RECOMMENDS DISAPPROVAL AS FILED David Kuntzman (213) 978-1326 APPLICANT: Robert and Vincente Panlilio 7. TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 54105 Council District: 12 North Valley Area Planning Commission 3 June 17, 2004  ENV-2003-1079-MND Location:21021-21035 Chase Street Plan: Chatsworth-Porter Ranch Related Case: APCNV 2003-1078-ZC Appeal Status: See Below PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL,from the entire decision by the Advisory Agency in denying Tentative Tract No. TT-54105, to permit a proposed 15-lot subdivision for a single-family residential development. APPLICANT: L. T. Development APPELLANT: Same STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. Emily Gabel-Luddy (213) 978-1327 Note: The Planning Commission’s action on this appeal takes place on the day of the meeting unless the Commission orally indicates otherwise. Any appeal to the City Council must be filed within 10 days after the orally stated action of the Commission. 8. APCNV 2003-8593-ZC-ZAA-ZAD Council District: 7 CEQA: ENV-2003-8594-MND Location: 8536 Langdon Avenue Expiration Date: N/A Plan: Mission Hills-Panorama City- ZC:Appealable if disapproved North Valley ZAA/ZAD: Not further appealable Public Hearing completed 5-6-05 ZONE CHANGE, pursuant to Section 12.32 of the Municipal Code, incident to Tentative Tract 60577, from RA-1 & (T)R1-1 to (T)(Q)RD3-1; ZONING ADMINISTRATOR’S ADJUSTMENT, pursuant to Section 12.28 of the Municipal Code to permit a deviation from the lot area to 56,640 square feet in lieu of the required 57,700 square feet in the RD3 Zone; and a ZONING ADMINISTRATOR’S DETERMINATION, pursuant to Section 12.24-X 7 of the Municipal Code to permit a 6-foot wall in lieu of the 3.5-foot limit in the RD3 Zone; for a proposed one lot subdivision for a maximum of 18-unit detached condominium project on a 1.3 net acre lot. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ZONE CHANGE TO (T)(Q)RD3-1; DISMISSAL OF ZONING ADMINISTRATOR’S ADJUSTMENT; AND APPROVAL OF ZONING ADMINISTRATOR’S DETERMINATION David Kuntzman (213) 978-1326 APPLICANT: Spiegel Development 9. TENTATIVE TRACT NO. 60577 Council District: 7 ENV-2003-8594-MND Location:8536 Langdon Avenue North Valley Area Planning Commission 4 June 17, 2004  Plan: Mission Hills-Panorama City- Related Case: APCNV 2003-8593-ZC-ZAA-ZAD North Hills Appeal Status: See Below PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL, from the entire decision by the Advisory Agency in approving Tentative Tract No. 60577, to permit a proposed 1-lot subdivision for a maximum 18-unit condominium. APPLICANT: James A. Lay, Jr. APPELLANT: Spiegel Development, Inc. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. Emily Gabel-Luddy (213) 978-1327 Note: The Planning Commission’s action on this appeal takes place on the day of the meeting unless the Commission orally indicates otherwise. Any appeal to the City Council must be filed within 10 days after the orally stated action of the Commission. 10. ZA 2003-7078 (ZV)(YV)(ZAA)(SPR)-A1 Council District No. 12 CEQA: ENV-2003-7079-MND Location: 11056 North De Soto Avenue Plan: Chatsworth-Porter Ranch Expiration Date: 6-19-04 ZV, YV: Further appealable if granted ZAA, SPR: Not further appealable PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL from the entire determination of an Associate Zoning Administrator’s denial pursuant to Charter Section 562 and Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.27, of a Variance from Section 12.07- A of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to permit the construction, use and maintenance of an 86,000 square-foot storage building for household goods in the RA-1 Zone, and a Variance from Section 12.21.1 of the Code to permit the storage building with a height of 56 feet in lieu of the 45 feet permitted in Height District No. 1, and a Variance from Section 12.21-A,4(c)(1) of the Code to provide only 21 on- site parking spaces in lieu of the 35 required parking spaces, and pursuant to Section 12.28-A of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, dismissal of a request for an adjustment from Section 12.07-C,3 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to permit the storage building with a 10-foot rear yard setback in lieu of the 25 feet required in the RA Zone, and pursuant to Section 16.05-C,1(a) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, dismissal of request for Site Plan Review for an 86,000 square-foot storage building for household goods. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF THE APPEAL Gary Booher (213) 978-1308 APPLICANT: Joe Diab APPELLANT: Same 11. ZA- 2003-8988-CU-1A Council District: 6 CEQA: ENV-2003-8989-CE Location: 8155 North Van Nuys Boulevard North Valley Area Planning Commission 5 June 17, 2004  Expiration Date: 6-29-04 Plan: Mission Hills-Panorama City- Appeal Status: Not further appealable Sepulveda PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL from the entire determination of an Associate Zoning Administrator’s denial pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24-W,49 of a Conditional Use Permit to permit the continued use and maintenance of an unmanned wireless telecommunications facility on the roof of a 13-story commercial building. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL Jon Perica (213) 978-1306 APPLICANT: Adelphia Communications APPELLANT: Same 12. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD The Area Planning Commission shall provide an opportunity in open meetings for the public to address it, on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Area Planning Commission. (This requirement is in addition to any other hearing required or imposed by law.) Persons making requests are encouraged to do so in writing and should submit 10 copies to the Area Planning Commission for its consideration. Persons wishing to speak must submit a speaker’s request form prior to the commencement of the public comment period. Individual testimony within the public comment period shall be limited to five (5) minutes per person and up to ten (10) minutes per subject. The next regular meeting of the North Valley Area Planning Commission will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 1, 2004 at the Marvin Braude Constituent Center 6262 Van Nuys Blvd. Van Nuys, CA 91401 An Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate. The meeting facility and its parking are wheelchair accessible. Sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or other services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability of services, please make your request no later than three working days (72 hours) prior to the meeting by calling the Commission Executive Assistant at (213) 978-1294. North Valley Area Planning Commission 6 June 17, 2004