Area Planning Commission

Informacion en Espanol acerca de esta junta puede ser obtenida llamando al (213) 978-1300 EAST LOS ANGELES AREA PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2005, 4:30 P.M. RAMONA HALL COMMUNITY CENTER 4580 NORTH FIGUEROA ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90065 Michael Fleming, President Alexis Moreno, Vice President Loretta A. Hernandez, Commissioner Jason Lyon, Commissioner Greg Wesley, Commissioner Lourdes Sanchez, Commission Executive Assistant (213) 978-1298; FAX (213) 978-1029 EVERY PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION MUST COMPLETE A SPEAKER’S REQUEST FORM AND SUBMIT IT TO THE COMMISSION EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT. To ensure that the Commission has ample opportunity to review written material, all participants who wish to submit such material on agendized items should submit them to the Commission Office, 200 N. Spring St., Rm 532, Los Angeles, 90012, at least 10 days prior to the meeting at which the item is to be heard, to coordinate with the Commission Office mailing deadline. POLICY FOR DESIGNATED PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 4 and 5: 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. 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, 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 EIR - Environmental Impact Report ND - Negative Declaration MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration CE - Categorical Exemption 1. DEPARTMENTAL REPORT - ITEMS OF INTEREST 2. COMMISSION BUSINESS A. Advance Calendar B. Commission Requests 3. CPC 2003-4865-CDO-ZC Council District: 1 CEQA: ENV 2004–6931-ND Location: Various Expiration Date: N/A Plan: Northeast Los Angeles Appeal Status: N/A REVIEW AND COMMENT ONLY PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED 05-26-04 Proposed establishment of the Lincoln Heights Community Design Overlay District (CDO), including approval of boundaries, and Community Design Guidelines and Standards, and ZONE CHANGE, ordinance establishing new [Q] Conditions to restrict certain uses on all commercial, public facilities, and parking designated parcels in an area generally bounded by Avenue 28 on the north, the Golden State Freeway (I-5) on the west, Manitou Avenue on the south, Workman Street on the east, and both sides of North Broadway from the Golden State Freeway easterly to Lincoln Park Avenue. APPLICANT: City of Los Angeles STAFF RECOMMENDS REVIEW AND COMMENT Ron Maben, (213) 978-1179 EAST LOS ANGELES AREA PLANNING COMMISSION 2 January 12, 2005 4. ZA 2004-3675(CU)-1A Council District: 13 CEQA: ENV 2004-1738-MND Location: 2210 West Fargo Street Expiration Date: 12/19/04 (Extended) Plan: Silver Lake-Echo Park Appeal Status: Not further appealable to City Council Continued from 12-08-04 PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL of the Zoning Administrator’s denials of: 1) a conditional use, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Sections 12.24-W,49, for the installation, use, and maintenance of an unmanned wireless telecommunications facility with six panel antennas mounted on a 67-foot in height monopalm plus ground level equipment cabinets in the RD3 Zone; and 2) a determination, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24-F, of height to permit a 67-foot in height monopalm in lieu of the 45 feet permitted in Height District No. 1VL in the RD3 Zone. APPLICANT: AT&T Anissa Youngblood, Infranext, Inc., Representative APPELLANT: AT&T Anissa Youngblood, Infranext, Inc., Representative STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. Gary Booher (213) 978-1308 5. ZA 2002-6818-CU-ZV-PA1-1A Council District: 14 CEQA: ENV 2002-6819-MND Location: 3425 East First Street Expiration Date: 01/16/04 Plan: Boyle Heights Appeal Status: ZV further appealable if approved; and CU and PA1 not further appealable PUBLIC HEARING APPEALS, of the Zoning Administrator’s: 1) an Approval, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24-M, of a modification of Condition No. 14 of Case No. ZA 2002- 6818(CU)(ZV) to provide for 288 parking spaces in lieu of 302 parking spaces due to proposed regrading of the parking lot slope which will result in the loss of 14 parking spaces; and 2) a Determination, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Sections 12.24-M and 12.27-U and Condition No. 39 of Case No. ZA 2002-6818(CU)(ZV), that compliance has been attained with most but not all of the conditions of the prior action approving a conditional use permit for the use and maintenance of public parking on 12 record lots in EAST LOS ANGELES AREA PLANNING COMMISSION 3 January 12, 2005  a residential zone and a variance for the continued use and maintenance of 20 permanent outdoor vendor stalls in the R3 and P-1 Zones with conditions retained, modified, and/or deleted and new conditions established in order to insure the proper operation of the premises. Appellant # 1 appeals the entire action of the Zoning Administrator; Appellant # 2, the applicant, appeals some of the modifications to the existing conditions on the use. APPLICANT: Pedro Rosado, El Mercado De Los Angeles; Robert Katherman, representative: APPELLANTS: Nadine Diaz, for Boyle Heights Neighborhood Alliance Same as Applicant STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. Lourdes Green (213) 978-1313 6. 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 East Los Angeles Area Planning Commission will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 at Ramona Hall Community Center 4580 North Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90065 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) 978-1298. EAST LOS ANGELES AREA PLANNING COMMISSION 4 January 12, 2005