Area Planning Commission

Informacion en Español acerca de esta junta puede ser obtenida llamando al (213) 978-1300 NORTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION THURSDAY, AUGUST 07, 2008, 4:30 P.M. MARVIN BRAUDE CONSTITUENT SERVICE CENTER 6262 VAN NUYS BOULEVARD, FIRST FLOOR VAN NUYS, CA 91401 Victor Sampson, President J. Richard Leyner, Vice President Richard L. Corona, Commissioner Veronica Padilla, Commissioner Juan Rodriguez, 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. 3: 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. TT-64610-CC-1A CEQA: ENV-2007-10393-CE Council District: 12 Plan: Chatsworth-Porter Ranch Location: 10405 Canoga Avenue Expiration Date: N/A Continued from May 15, 2008 Appeal Status: Further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL, from the entire decision by the Advisory Agency in approving Tentative Tract No. 64610 to convert 61 residential apartments to 61 residential condominiums with 81 parking spaces on a 2 acre site. APPLICANT: DLGP Stoney Point, LLC APPELLANT: DLGP Stoney Point, LLC STAFF RECOMMENDED DENIAL OF APPEAL. Sterling Barnes (213) 978-1359 NORTH VALLEY 2 AREA PLANNING COMMISSION August 07, 2008  4. APCNV-2007-0234-ZC Related Case: AA-2007-0175-PMLA CEQA: ENV-2007-0176-MND Council District: 12 Plan: Chatsworth-Porter Ranch Location: 10651 North Oakdale Avenue Expiration Date: 08/07/08 Appeal Status: Further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED JUNE 19, 2008 ZONE CHANGE, pursuant to Section 12.32-F of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, from A1-1 (Agricultural Zone/Minimum Lot Size of 5 acres) to A2-1 (Agricultural Zone/Minimum Lot Size of 2 acres); PROJECT: THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED NO SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. [Note: A Parcel Map has been filed under Case No. AA-2007-0175 to create two (2) single-family parcels, approximately 2 acres each. The parcel map hearing was held concurrently with the zone change request. As of time of the preparation of this report, no determination on the parcel map application has been issued by the Advisory Agency.] APPLICANT: Dimitri S. Dimitri Thomas D. Iacobellis, Iacobellis and Associates Representative STAFF RECOMMENDS TO APPROVE AND RECOMMEND THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPT FOR THE SITE A ZONE CHANGE FROM A1-1 TO (T)(Q)A2-1 SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; ADOPT MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. ENV-2007-0176-MND; AND ADOPT FINDINGS. Thomas L. Glick (818) 374-5062 5. APCNV-2008-1064-ZC-ZV CEQA: ENV-2007-1064-MND Council District: 7 Plan: Mission Hills-Panorama Location: 9213 N. Tobias Avenue Expiration Date: 08/09/08 Appeal Status: Further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED JUNE 20, 2008 ZONE CHANGE, pursuant to Section 12.32 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, from Expired (Q)RD1.5-1 (Restricted Density Multiple Dwelling Zone) with an underlying zone of RA-1 (Suburban Agricultural One-Family Dwelling Zone) to (T)(Q)RD1.5-1 (Restricted Density Multiple Dwelling Zone); and NORTH VALLEY 3 AREA PLANNING COMMISSION August 07, 2008  VARIANCE, pursuant to Section 12.27 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, to permit 16 dwelling units in lieu of the maximum 15 units permitted in the requested RD1.5-1 Zone. APPLICANT: John Song Steve Nazemi, Representative STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ZONE CHANGE FROM RA-1 AND (T)(Q)RD1.5-1 TO (T)(Q)RD1.5-1 SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; DENIAL OF VARIANCE AS FILED; ADOPT MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. ENV-2007-3564-MND; AND ADOPT FINDINGS. Lynda J. Smith (818) 374-5062 6. 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, August 21, 2008 at the Marvin Braude Constituent Service 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) 978-1300 or by e-mail at Planning APCnorthvalley@lacity.org. NORTH VALLEY 4 AREA PLANNING COMMISSION August 07, 2008