Area Planning Commission

Informacion en Español acerca de esta junta puede ser obtenida llamando al (213) 978-1300 NORTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION THURSDAY, APRIL 05, 2007, 4:30 P.M. MARVIN BRAUDE CONSTITUENT CENTER 6262 VAN NUYS BOULEVARD, FIRST FLOOR VAN NUYS, CA 91401 Victor Sampson, Vice President Richard L. Corona, Commissioner Melrita Evans Fortson, Commissioner Dr. John Lett, Sr., Commissioner J. Richard Leyner, Commissioner Fely C. Pingol, Commission Executive Assistant (213) 978-1300; 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 4 AND 7: 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. If you seek judicial review of any decision of the City pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5, the petition for writ of mandate pursuant to that section must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which the City's decision became final pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6. There may be other time limits which also affect your ability to seek judicial review. GLOSSARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS: CEQA - Calif. Environmental Quality Act ND - Negative Declaration EIR - Environmental Impact Report MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration CE - Categorical Exemption 1. ELECTION OF OFFICERS 2. DEPARTMENTAL REPORT - ITEMS OF INTEREST 3. COMMISSION BUSINESS A. Advance Calendar B. Commission Requests C. Minutes of February 15, 2007 Meeting 4. TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 61955-1A Related Case: APCNV-2005-3201-ZC CEQA: ENV-2005-3158-MND Council District: 12 Plan: Granada Hills-Knollwood Location: 17900 W. Ridgeway Road Expiration Date: 07/12/06 ext. Continued from 07/06/06 and 09/07/06 Appeal Status: Further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL, from the entire decision by the Advisory Agency in disapproving Tentative Tract 61955 for a 13-lot single-family subdivision. APPLICANT: Peter Lee APPELLANT: Peter Lee STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. Joey Vasquez (213) 978-1352 NORTH VALLEY AREA 2 PLANNING COMMISSION April 05, 2007 5. APCNV 2005-3201-ZC Related Case: Tentative Tract 61955 Council District: 12 Location: 17900 W. Ridgeway Road CEQA: ENV 2005-3158-MND Expiration Date: n/a Plan: Granada Hills-Knollwood Appeal Status: Further appealable to City Council by the applicant Continued from 07/06/06 and 09/07/06 PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED JANUARY 19, 2006 ZONE CHANGE, pursuant to Section 12.32 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, incident to a Tentative Tract, from A1-1-K to RE20-1-K for a maximum 13-lot single-family subdivision on a 6.42 net acre site. APPLICANT: Cal Land Engineering STAFF RECOMMENDS DISAPPROVAL OF ZONE CHANGE REQUEST AS FILED; APPROVE ZONE CHANGE FROM A1-1-K TO (T)(Q)RE40-1-K SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. Joey Vasquez (213) 978-1352 6. APCNV-2006-8016-ZC Related Case: VTT–67511-SL Council District: 7 CEQA: ENV-2006-8011-MND Location: 14842 W. Chatsworth Dr. Plan: Mission Hills-Panorama City- Expiration Date: 04/05/07 ext. North Hills Appeal Status: Further appealable to City Council by the applicant Continued from 03/01/07 PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED JANUARY 16, 2007 ZONE CHANGE, pursuant to Section 12.32.of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, incidental to Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 67511-SL, from RA-1 to (T)(Q)RD6-1; PROJECT: Construction of five single-family dwellings, in addition to the existing single-family dwelling located on a 38,723 net square foot site, for a total of six single- family dwellings on six small lots with two off-street parking spaces per dwelling plus two guest parking spaces. APPLICANT: David Friedman Darryl Fisher, Representative STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ZONE CHANGE FROM RA-1 TO (T)(Q)RD6-1 SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL Nicholas Polimeni (818) 374-5046 NORTH VALLEY AREA 3 PLANNING COMMISSION April 05, 2007 7. TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 65036-1A Related Case: APCNV-2005-8713-ZC-ZAA CEQA: ENV-2005-8178-MND Council District: 12 Plan: Granada Hills-Knollwood Location: 17981 W. Mayerling Street Expiration Date: 06/05/07 Appeal Status: Further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL, from the entire decision by the Advisory Agency in approving Tentative Tract 65036 for an 8-lot single-family subdivision on a 3.5 net acre site. APPLICANT: Armin Gharai, Mayerling, LLC APPELLANT: Armin Gharai, Mayerling, LLC Mark S. Armbruster, Representative STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. Abe Leider, (805) 641-1000 8. APCNV-2005-8713-ZC-ZAA Related Case: TT-65036 CEQA: ENV-2005-8178-MND Council District: 12 Plan: Granada Hills-Knollwood Location: 17981 W. Mayerling Street Expiration Date: 06/05/07 Appeal Status: Further appealable to City Council by the applicant PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED OCTOBER 24, 2006 ZONE CHANGE, pursuant to Section 12.32.of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, incident to Tentative Tract Map from A1-1-O-K to (T)(Q)RE20-1-O-K for a maximum 4-lot single-family subdivision on a 3.5 net acre site. APPLICANT: Mayerling, LLC Armin Gharai, Representative STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ZONE CHANGE FROM A1-1-O-K TO (T)(Q)RE20-1-O-K SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. Abe Leider, (805) 641-1000 NORTH VALLEY AREA 4 PLANNING COMMISSION April 05, 2007  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 North Valley Area Planning Commission will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, 2007 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) 978-1300. NORTH VALLEY AREA 5 PLANNING COMMISSION April 05, 2007