Area Planning Commission

Informacion en Español acerca de esta junta puede ser obtenida llamando al (213) 978-1300. SOUTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2007, 4:30 P.M. MARVIN BRAUDE CONSTITUENT SERVICE CENTER 6262 VAN NUYS BOULEVARD, FIRST FLOOR VAN NUYS, CA 91401 Matt Epstein, President Gordon Murley, Vice President George Andros, Commissioner Steve Cochran, Commissioner Barbara Romero, 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 NOS. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, AND 11 : 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. DEPARTMENTAL REPORT - ITEMS OF INTEREST 2. COMMISSION BUSINESS A. Advance Calendar B. Commission Requests 3. DIR 2007-2111-SPP-1A CEQA: ENV-2006-4813-MND Council District: 2 Plan: North Hollywood-Valley Village Location: 11951 W. Riverside Drive Expiration Date: 12/13/07 Appeal Status: Not further appealable to City Council NOTE: The South Valley Area Planning Commission received a request on October 25, 2007 for reconsideration of its decision made on September 11, 2007 of an appealed project permit compliance determination with the Valley Village Specific Plan, in accordance with the commission policy, pertaining to the condition of approval requiring the relocation of the driveway/access onto Ben Avenue. PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 RECONSIDERATION OF AN APPEAL, of the Director of Planning’s Conditional Approval of Project Permit Compliance, pursuant to Section 11.5.7 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. PROJECT: Demolition of four existing, single-family residences, and the construction of a new, two-story, 18 unit condominium, with maximum height of 30 feet, and a semi-subterranean parking for a total of 45 parking spaces (which includes ½ guest parking space per unit) on a 29,700 square foot lot. APPLICANT: Greg O’Connor APPELLANT: Carol & Hillary Smotherman STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUESTED RECONSIDERATION OF APPEALED DETERMINATION TO ALLOW THE ACCESS DRIVEWAY CONDITION TO BE MODIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STAFF REPORT. Frank Quon (818) 374-5036 SOUTH VALLEY AREA 2 PLANNING COMMISSION December 13, 2007 4. DIR-2007-3681-DRB-SPP-IA CEQA: ENV-2007-3682-CE Council District: 4 Plan: Sherman Oaks-Studio City- Location: 7218-22 Sunnydip Trail Toluca Lake-Cahuenga Pass Expiration Date: 12/31/07 Appeal Status: Not further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL, of the Director of Planning’s Conditional Approval of Design Review and Project Permit Compliance, pursuant to Section 11.A of the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan and Section 11.5.7 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. PROJECT: Construction of a maximum, 3,700 square-foot (including an attached two-car garage and one-car carport), three-story, single-family residence, on an approximately 7,400 square-foot lot. The project is in the Outer Corridor and not visible from Mulholland Drive. APPLICANT: Ziad Janah Theo Geiringer, Representative APPELLANT: Cahuenga Pass Neighborhood Association Joan Luchs, Representative STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. Oliver Netburn, (818) 374-5038 5. DIR-2007-4157-DRB-SPP-IA CEQA: ENV-2007-4158-CE Council District: 4 Plan: Hollywood Location: 7668 W. Woodrow Drive Expiration Date: 01/09/08 Appeal Status: Not further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL, of the Director of Planning’s Disapproval of the Design Review and Project Permit Compliance, pursuant to Section 11.A of the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan and Section 11.5.7 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. PROJECT: A Design Review and Project Permit Compliance application for the demotion of an existing 473 square-foot single-family residence , and the construction of a new, two-story, single- family residence, for a total of no more than 3,550 square feet (including an attached two-car garage), on an approximately 7,200 square-foot lot. The maximum project height is 36 feet. The project is in the Outer Corridor, downslope, and not visible from Mulholland Drive. SOUTH VALLEY AREA 3 December 13, 2007 PLANNING COMMISSION  APPLICANT: Susan Vorhand APPELLANT: Susan Vorhand Max Sena, Representative STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. Jennifer Driver, (818) 374-5034 6. ZA-2007-0982-YV-ZAD-1A CEQA: ENV-2005-6477-CE Council District: 5 Plan: Bel Air-Beverly Crest Location: 8660 West Skyline Drive. Expiration Date: 01/05/08 Appeal Status: Further appealable to City Council if variance is granted PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL, from the Zoning Administrator’s denial, pursuant to Charter Section 562 and Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.27-B, of a Variance from Section 12.21-A,17(c)(2) of the Municipal Code to permit the construction, use and maintenance of a single-family dwelling to observe a height of 55 feet 7 inches in lieu of the 45 feet otherwise permitted. APPLICANT: David Abramowitz Fred Gaines, Representative APPELLANT: David Abramowitz Fred Gaines, Representative STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. Lourdes Green (213) 978-1313 7. ZA-2006-10269-ZAD-ZAA-1A Related Case: DIR-2006-4070-DRB-SPP-MSP CEQA: ENV-2006-10270-MND Council District: 3 Plan: Canoga Park-Winnetka-Woodland Location: 4195 Saltillo Street Hills-West Hills Expiration Date: 01/16/08 Appeal Status: Not further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING SOUTH VALLEY AREA 4 December 13, 2007 PLANNING COMMISSION  AN APPEAL, from the Zoning Administrator’s approvals of: 1) Pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Sections 12.24-X,21,a Zoning Administrator’s Determination granting use of property fronting a Substandard Hillside Limited Street that does not have a vehicular access on street improved with a minimum 20-foot wide continuous paved roadway width to the boundary of the Hillside Area as required under Section 12.21-A,17(e)(3), in conjunction with the construction of a 1,970 square-foot, single-family dwelling with an attached 394 square-foot garage, for a total of 2,364 square feet, on a vacant 6,354 square-foot lot; and 2) Pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Sections 12.28, a Zoning Administrator Adjustment from Section 12.21-C,1(g) granting an over height fence/wall 10 feet in height in the front yard setback and 15 feet 8 inches within the easterly side yard setback. APPLICANT: Eugenia Gouzy Herman Gouzy, Representative APPELLANT: Robert Morgan STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. R. Nicolas Brown (818) 374-5069 8. ZA-2007-0975-ZAD-1A Related Case: DIR-2006-4066-DRB-SPR-MSP CEQA: ENV-2007-0976-MND Council District: 3 Plan: Canoga Park-Winnetka-Woodland Location: 4199 Saltillo Street Hills-West Hills Expiration Date: 01/16/08 Appeal Status: Not further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL, from the Zoning Administrator’s approval, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Sections 12.24-X,21, of a Zoning Administrator’s Determination granting use of property fronting a Substandard Hillside Limited Street that does not have a vehicular access on a street improved with a minimum 20-foot wide continuous paved roadway width to the boundary of the Hillside area as required under Section 12.21-A,17(e)(3), in conjunction with the construction of a 2,362 square-foot, single-family dwelling with an attached 502 square-foot garage, for a total of 2,874 square feet, on a vacant 6,497 square-foot lot. APPLICANT: Eva Domnics Herman Gouzy, Representative APPELLANT: Robert Morgan STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. R. Nicolas Brown (818) 374-5069 SOUTH VALLEY AREA 5 December 13, 2007 PLANNING COMMISSION 9. DIR-2007-0371-DRB-SPP-IA CEQA: ENV-2007-0372-CE Council District: 5 Plan: Sherman Oaks-Studio City- Location: 13751 Mulholland Drive Toluca Lake-Cahuenga Pass Expiration Date: 01/02/08 Appeal Status: Not further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL, of the Director of Planning’s Conditional Approval of Design Review and Project Permit Compliance, pursuant to Section 11.A of the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan and Section 11.5.7 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. PROJECT: Construction of a maximum, 7,500 square-foot (including an attached two-car garage), two-story, single-family residence, on an approximately 21,700 square-foot lot. The maximum project height is 30 feet. The project is in the Inner Corridor, downslope, and visible from Mulholland Drive. APPLICANT: Jasbir Singh APPELLANTS: Jasbir Singh Korin L. Kahn STAFF RECOMMENDS GRANTING OF APPEAL IN PART BY IMPOSING THE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL CONTAINED IN EXHIBIT N. Daniel O’Donnell, (818) 374-5066 10. DIR-2006-6528-DRB-SPP-IA CEQA: ENV-2006-6529-CE Council District: 3 Plan: Canoga Park-Winnetka- Location: 4326 Rosario Street Woodland Hills-West Hills Expiration Date: 01/09/08 Appeal Status: Not further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL, of the Director of Planning’s Conditional Approval of Design Review and Project Permit Compliance, pursuant to Section 11.A of the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan and Section 11.5.7 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. PROJECT: Construction of a new, 2,056 square-foot (including an attached, 2-car garage), two- story, single-family residence, on an approximately 2,200 square-foot lot. The maximum proposed building height is 21 feet. The project requires 153 cubic yards of cut, 60 cubic yards of fill and 93 cubic yards of export. The project is in the Outer Corridor and not visible from Mulholland Drive. SOUTH VALLEY AREA 6 December 13, 2007 PLANNING COMMISSION  APPLICANT: Angelica S. Dolgin APPELLANT: Ann Fuhrman STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. Daniel O’Donnell, (818) 374-5066 11. DIR-2007-3046-SPP-IA CEQA: ENV-2007-3047-CE Council District: 2 Plan: Sherman Oaks-Studio City- Location: 12117 Ventura Boulevard Toluca Lake-Cahuenga Pass Expiration Date: 01/10/08 Appeal Status: Not further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL, of the Director of Planning’s Determination of the Project Permit Compliance Conditional Approval – Ventura-Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan. PROJECT: A Specific Plan Project Permit Compliance for a new façade, two (2) new signs, outdoor seating area and a change-of-use from retail to sit-down restaurant in an existing 2,743 square feet tenant space within a multi-tenant shopping center. The outdoor seating shall be uncovered and therefore not considered floor area APPLICANT: Grace Byers APPELLANT: Allen Ravert STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. Priya Mehendale, (818) 374-5044 12. 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. SOUTH VALLEY AREA 7 December 13, 2007 PLANNING COMMISSION  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, December 27, 2007 at the Marvin Braude Constituent Service 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 or by e-mail at APCSouthValley@lacity.org SOUTH VALLEY AREA 8 December 13, 2007 PLANNING COMMISSION