Area Planning Commission

Informacion en Español acerca de esta junta puede ser obtenida llamando al (213) 978-1300. SOUTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 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, 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 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. CPC 2000-0846(SP) CEQA: EIR 90-0053-SP (Supplemental) Council District: 3 Plan: Canoga Park-Winnetka-Woodland Location: on the north, De Soto Avenue on the east, and the U.S.101 Freeway on the south ExpirationDate: N/A Appeal Status: N/A PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED Specific Plan Status Report for the Period September 2001 to December 2004 -- Warner Center Specific Plan. APPLICANT: City of Los Angeles - Department of City Planning STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE FINDINGS OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN STATUS REPORT FOR THE WARNER CENTER SPECIFIC . Robert Z. Duenas (818) 374-5072 SOUTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION 2 June 23, 2005 4. APCSV 2004-7794(SPE)(SPP)(CUB)(SPR) CEQA: ENV 2004-5079-MND Council District: 5 Plan: Encino-Tarzana Location: 16100-16130 W. Ventura Blvd. Expiration Date: 06/12/05 ext. Appeal Status: Further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED APRIL 29, 2005. EXCEPTIONS, pursuant to Section 11.5.7.F of the Municipal Code, from the following provisions of the Ventura-Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan (Ordinance Nos. 166,560, 171,240, & 174,052): a. Section 7.D.1.c to allow a 5 foot, 6 inch rear yard landscaped buffer for the proposed parking lot in lieu of the 10 foot landscaped buffer otherwise required on a surface parking lot adjacent to a residentially zoned lot; b. Section 7.E.1.c.1 to allow building height of 54 feet in lieu of the maximum 45 feet permitted by the specific plan for the Encino subarea; c. Section 16 to allow the requested alley vacation to be heard by the Advisory Agency in a consolidated public hearing with other matters which are before the Advisory Agency in the Vesting Tentative Tract No. 61164 application, in lieu of the hearing being conducted by the City Planning Commission or City Council. PROJECT PERMIT COMPLIANCE, pursuant to Section 11.5.7.C of the Municipal Code, with the Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan including: a. Section 6.B.1.b to permit an additional floor area ratio of 0.25:1 above the permitted 1.25:1 for a mixed use project; b. Section 7.F.4 to permit shared parking between the existing office building uses and the proposed retail and residential guest parking. CONDITIONAL USE, pursuant to Section 12.24 W 1 of the Municipal Code, to permit the off-site sale of beer and wine in conjunction with a pharmacy, specialty market or similar type of use and the on-site consumption of a full line of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a restaurant. SITE PLAN REVIEW findings for projects, pursuant to Section 16.05 of the Municipal Code, which result in an increase of 50 or more dwelling units and a net increase of 1,000 or more average daily trips. Proposed Project: A mixed use project, having a total floor area of 172,900 square feet and a floor area ratio of approximately 1.47:1, encompassing an existing 6 story, 86,450 square foot office building which will remain and a new 86,450 mixed use building composed of 51 condominium/rental units above approximately 20,598 square feet of ground level retail. The retail portion of the project includes a 14,220 square foot pharmacy, specialty market or similar type of use with alcoholic beverage sales for off-site consumption, a 5,268 square foot restaurant selling a full line of alcoholic beverages for SOUTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION 3 June 23, 2005  on-site consumption, and a 1,110 square foot retail, office and/or fast food restaurant space. The new mixed use development will be four stories, 54 feet in height, with 3 levels of residential units above the ground floor commercial uses. Parking will include existing surface spaces and the construction of a two-level subterranean garage. The applicant proposes shared parking to provide a total of 434 parking spaces in-lieu of the required minimum 472 spaces. Of these 434 provided parking spaces, 332 will be shared parking spaces between the office, retail and residential guest parking; 102 spaces will be dedicated to the exclusive use of the residential occupants. Project includes the requested vacation of an existing 20-foot wide alley, approximately 76 feet in length, which is located adjacent to the northwest corner of the property. APPLICANT: Woodrise-Encino, a California Limited Partnership STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF REQUESTS.. Robert Z. Duenas (818) 374-5072 5. DIR 2004-6812(SPP)-A1 CEQA: ENV 2004-1653-CE Council District: 3 Plan: Canoga Park-Winnetka-Woodland Location: 21926 Ventura Blvd. Expiration Date: 06/23/05 Appeal Status: Not further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL, of the Director of Planning’s Determination of Project Permit Compliance Conditional Approval - Ventura-cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan. Project: Permit the continued use and maintenance of an existing 522 square- foot, outdoor patio dining area and the addition of a detached, 226 square-foot storage building as part of an existing 1,138 square-foot restaurant. APPLICANT: Richard J. Grosso APPELLANTS: Albert Friedman Janece Montgomery STAFF RECOMMENDS TO GRANT THE APPEAL IN PART BY MODIFYING CONDITION NO. B.3 AND TO ADOPT THE STAFF FINDINGS Daniel O’Donnell (818) 374-5066. SOUTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION 4 June 23, 2005 6. AA 2004-3838(PMLA)-A1 CEQA: ENV 2004-3839-MND Council District: 6 Plan: Van Nuys-North Sherman Oaks Location: 6728 Sepulveda Blvd. Expiration Date: 03/14/05 ext. Continued from 03/24/05 and 05/26/05 Appeal Status: Further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED JANUARY 06, 2005. AN APPEAL from the entire Advisory Agency’s decision in disapproving the proposed two-parcel, multi-family condominium development on a 2.2 acre lot. APPLICANT: Edward and Judy Shea APPELLANT: Edward and Judy Shea Hagop Sargisian, Representative STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. Lynn Harper (213) 978-1349 7. AA 2004-6618(PMLA)-A1 CEQA: ENV 2004-6619-CE Council District: 2 Plan: North Hollywood-Valley Village Location: 6611 Lemp Avenue Expiration Date: 06/13/05 ext. Appeal Status: Not further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED APRIL 25, 2005. AN APPEAL from Condition 13b of the Advisory Agency’s decision requiring one guest parking space for a total minimum requirement of 9 parking spaces for the proposed new four unit condominium development on a 0.18 net acre lot. APPLICANT: Susan Ko T. Kim Associates, Representative SOUTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION 5 June 23, 2005  APPELLANT: Susan Ko T. Kim Associates, Representative STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. Lynn Harper (213) 978-1349 8. TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 53804 CEQA: ENV 2002-3518-MND Council District:: 2 Plan: Sherman Oaks-Studio City- Location: 11540 Kelsey Street Toluca Lake-Cahuenga Pass Expiration Date: 07/03/05 Appeal Status: See Below PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL from part of the decision by the Advisory Agency in approving VestingTentative Tract No. 53804 for a 4-lot single-family subdivision. APPLICANT: Steve Erdman APPELLANT: Thomas Vossler 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. 9. ZA 1984-0667(PAB)(PA1)-1 A CEQA: ENV 2004-7410-CE Council District: 3 Plan: Canoga Park-Winnetka- Location: 22160 West Ventura Blvd. Woodland Hills-West Hills Expiration Date: 05/25/05 ext. Appeal Status: Not further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL, from the Zoning Administrator’s denials of: 1) a Plan Approval, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24-M, of plans for the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in the front outdoor patio dining area, seating 32 patrons, as an addition to an existing two story restaurant; and 2) a Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevard Specific Plan Compliance Review, pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.5.7-C of the Code and Ordinance No. 174,052 to permit the continued use of a patio canopy for the outside dining area SOUTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION 6 June 23, 2005  APPLICANT: John Makhani, Villa Placere Restaurant Kevin McDonnell, Representative APPELLANT: John Makhani, Villa Placere Restaurant Kevin McDonnell, Representative STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. Michael Young (213) 978-1325 10. 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, July 14, 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 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 7 June 23, 2005