Area Planning Commission

* Información en Español acerca de esta junta puede ser obtenida llamando al (213) 978-1300 CENTRAL AREA PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2005, 4:30 P.M. 200 NORTH SPRING STREET,10th FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012 Beverly A. Ziegler, President Young Kim, Vice President Renee Anderson, Commissioner Steven Carmona, Commissioner Nancy Whang, 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 AT THE MEETING AND SUBMIT IT TO THE COMMISSION EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT. POLICY FOR DESIGNATED PUBLIC HEARING ITEM: Nos. and . Pursuant to the Commission’s general operating procedures, the Commission at times must necessarily limit the speaking times of those presenting testimony o0n 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, 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 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 N. Main Street, Los Angeles, California, and are accessible through the Internet World Wide Web at http:\\www.cityofla.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 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. APCC 2005-1435-COA-DEM Council District No. 5 CEQA: ENV-2005-1955-CE Location: 6135 Warner Drive Plan: Wilshire Expiration Date: 06-21-05 Appeal Status: Appealable to City Council. Continued from June 14, 2005 Public Hearing completed on April 21, 2005 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS, pursuant to Section 12.20.3 of the Municipal Code to permit the demolition of the existing two car garage behind a house identified as a Contributing Structure within the Carthay Circle Historic Preservation Overlay Zone and the new construction, use and maintenance of a two-story, 1,770 square foot garage with recreation room, and permit the expansion of the width of the existing garage driveway and the restoration of the existing front balcony to its original state and painting. STAFF RECOMMENDS DISAPPROVAL AS FILED AND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST TO RESTORE THE EXISTING BALCONY. Jon Foreman, (213) 978-1171 APPLICANT: Barbara, Victoria and Jonathan Kaplan Central Area Planning Commission 2 July 12, 2005 4. APCC 2005-1954-BL-ZAA Council District No. 4 CEQA: ENV- 2005-1785-MND Location: 5057 Maplewood Avenue Plan: Wishire Expiration Date: 08-08-05 Appeal Status: Appealable to City Council. Public Hearing completed 06-01-05. BUILDING LINE, pursuant to Section 12.32 R of the Municipal Code, removal of a 25-foot building line on the north side of Maplewood Avenue. ZONING ADMINISTRATOR’S ADJUSTMENT, pursuant to Section 12.28 A of the Municipal Code, an adjustment from Section 12.21.1 of the Municipal Code to permit a building height of 51 feet lieu of the maximum 45-foot height limit allowed for the proposed demolition of three single family dwellings and the construction, use and maintenance of a new 20-unit residential condominium building with 45 parking spaces on a 19,535 square foot lot. A concurrent Tentative Tract Map (Tentative Tract No. 62257) has been filed for condominium subdivision purposes which will require a separate approval by the Advisory Agency. STAFF RECOMMENDS DISAPPROVAL AS FILED AND APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING LINE REMOVAL. Jim Tokunaga, (213) 978-1174 APPLICANT: Taik Y. Kim 5. PUBLIC COMMENT 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. Central Area Planning Commission 3 July 12, 2005  The next regular meeting of the Central Area Planning Commission will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at 200 North Spring Street, 10th Floor Los Angeles, California 90012 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. Translation services, sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or other services must be requested 72 hours prior to the meeting by calling the Commission Executive Assistant at (213) 978-1298. Central Area Planning Commission 4 July 12, 2005