Area Planning Commission

Informacion en Español acerca de esta junta puede ser obtenida llamando al (213) 978-1300. SOUTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2005, 4:30 P.M. MARVIN BRAUDE CONSTITUENT CENTER 6262 VAN NUYS BOULEVARD, FIRST FLOOR VAN NUYS, CA 91401 David Iwata, President Thomas Hudnut, Vice President Tina Choi, Commissioner Michael Grobstein, Commissioner Patricia Patano, Commissioner Fely C. Pingol, 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 NOS. 5, 7, AND 8; 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 CE - Categorical Exemption EIR - Environmental Impact Report MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration 1. DEPARTMENTAL REPORT - ITEMS OF INTEREST 2. COMMISSION BUSINESS A. Advance Calendar B. Commission Requests 3. APCSV 2004-5376(ZC) Related Case: AA 2004-2318(PMLA) CEQA: ENV 2004-2319-MND Council District: 3 Plan: Encino-Tarzana Location: 5850 North Tampa Avenue Expiration Date: n/a Appeal Status: Further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED NOVEMBER 04, 2004 ZONE CHANGE, incident to subdivision, pursuant to Section 12.32 of the Municipal Code, from RA-1 to (T)(Q)R1-1 for a maximum new 3-parcel single-family development on a 0.48 acre lot. APPLICANT: Tony Truisi STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ZONE CHANGE FROM RA-1 TO (T)(Q)R1-1 SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. Lynn Harper (213) 978-1349 SOUTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION 2 April 14, 2005 4. APCSV 2004-3092(ZC)(ZAA) Related Case: AA 2004-3094(PMLA) CEQA: ENV 2004-3093-MND Council District: 3 Plan: Reseda-West Van Nuys Location: 18352 W. Arminta Street Expiration Date: n/a Appeal Status: Further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED NOVEMBER 18, 2004 ZONE CHANGE, incident to subdivision, pursuant to Section 12.32 of the Municipal Code, from RA-1 to (T)(Q)R1-1 for a maximum new 2-parcel single-family development on a 0.51 net acre lot. ZONING ADMINISTRATOR’S ADJUSTMENT, pursuant to Sectio 12.28 of the Municipal Code to allow a 20-foot lot width for Parcel B in lieu of the required 5-feet in the R1 zone. APPLICANT: Anatoliy Skiba STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ZONE CHANGE FROM RA-1 TO (T)(Q)R1-1 SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AND DISMISSAL OF ZONING ADMINISTRATOR’S ADJUSTMENT. Lynn Harper (213) 978-1349 5. DIR 2004-0268(DRB)(SPP)-A1 CEQA: ENV 2004-0269-MND Council District: 4 Plan: Hollywood Location: 2501 N. Zorada Drive Expiration Date: 03/19/05 Continued from 03/10/05 Appeal Status: Not further appealable to City Council. PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL, of the Director of Planning’s Determination of Design Review and Project Permit Compliance Conditional Approval - Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan. PROJECT: Construction of a new 7,421 square-foot (including an attached 2-car garage), two-story, single-family residence, on a 22,347 square-foot lot. APPLICANT: Juliette Fedida, Owner/Applicant Bruno Bondanelli, Representative APPELLANTS: Zorada Drive Residents c/o Robert L. Glushon, Esq. SOUTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION 3 April 14, 2005  STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. Daniel O’Donnell (818) 374-5066 6. APCSV 2004-7892(ZC-F) Related Case: Tentative Tract 62442 CEQA: ENV 2004-7893-MND Council District: 6 Plan: Reseda-West Van Nuys Location: 6840-6862 De Celis Place Expiration Date: 04/25/05 Appeal Status: Further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED MARCH 01, 2005 ZONE CHANGE, from R1-1 to [T][Q]RD2-1 on the subject properties and a ZONING ADMINISTRATOR’S DETERMINATION to permit a 6-foot masonry block and wrought iron wall within the front setback of De Celis Place and along the perimeter of the property for a proposed subdivision to permit the construction of 36 detached condominium units on a 1.86 net acre site with 92 parking spaces including 20 for guests in the proposed [T][Q]RD2-1 Zone. APPLICANT: Harris, Singh Holdings, LLC STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ZONE CHANGE FROM R1-1 TO [T])[Q]RD2-1 SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. Maya E. Zaitzevsky (213) 978-1349 7. ZA 2004-5539(ZAD)-1A CEQA: ENV 2004-5540-MND Council District: 2 Plan: Sherman Oaks-Studio City- Location: 4036 North Sunswept Drive Toluca Lake Expiration Date: 04/16/05 Appeal Status: Not further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL, from the Zoning Administrator’s denial, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Sections 12.24-X,11 and 12.24-X21, of Zoning Administrator’s Determinations to allow: 1) the construction, use and maintenance of an approximately 4,000 square-foot single-family dwelling, fronting on a Substandard Hillside Limited Street with an improved roadway width of 18 feet in lieu of the minimum 20 feet required under Section 12.21- A,17(e)(2); 2) reduced vehicular access route width of 18 feet from the driveway apron to the boundary of the Hillside Area in lieu of the minimum 20 feet required under Section 12.21-A,17(e)(3); and 3) a reduction of road easement required by Section 12.21-A,17(e)(1) from the width of 3 feet to 0 feet. APPLICANT: Haig Youredjian Pavel Ivanov, Representative APPELLANT: Haig Youredjian SOUTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION 4 April 14, 2005  Pavel Ivanov, Representative STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. R. N. Brown (213) 978-1314 8. ZA 2003-4322(ZV)-1A CEQA: ENV 2002-4323-MND Council District: 6 Plan: Van Nuys - North Sherman Oaks Location: 15163 West Sherman Way Expiration Date: 05/03/04 ext. Continuance from 03/25/04, 05/27/04, Appeal Status: Further appealable 06/24/04. 07/22/04, 09/09/04, and 11/18/04 to City Council if granted PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL, from the entire determination of an Associate Zoning Administrator’s approval pursuant to Charter Section 562 and Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.27- B of a variance from Section 12.10-C of the Municipal Code and “Q” Condition No. 1 of Ordinance No. 167,399 to permit 32 dwelling units in lieu of the allowed 26 and 14 dwelling units, respectively, on a lot classified in the (Q)R3-1 Zone APPLICANT: Farzad Kahanbash APPELLANT: Joan De Cola STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. Daniel Green (213) 978-1304 9. 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 South Valley Area Planning Commission will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, 2005 at the Marvin Braude Constituent Center 6262 Van Nuys Boulevard 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 SOUTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION 5 April 14, 2005  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. SOUTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION 6 April 14, 2005