Area Planning Commission

Informacion en Español acerca de esta junta puede ser obtenida llamando al (213) 978-1300. SOUTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008, 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 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 272, 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 C. Draft Urban Design Principles Presentation – By Emily Gabel/Simon Pastucha 3. PS-1354-1A CEQA: ENV-2001-3642-MND Council District: 5 Plan: Sherman Oaks-Studio City- Location: 12340 Viewcrest Road Toluca Lake Expiration Date: 08/31/08 ext. Appeal Status: Not further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING AN APPEAL, from the entire decision of the Advisory Agency in approving PS-1354 for a private street providing legal frontage and access for a legal lot located at 12340 Viewcrest Road.. APPLICANT: Syed Hasan APPELLANT: Melanie Reingold Personal Residence Trust dated August 19, 2005 STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF APPEAL. Joey Vasquez (213) 978-1352 SOUTH VALLEY 2 AREA PLANNING COMMISSION September 25, 2008 4. APCSV-2008-1464-BL-ZAA Incidental Case: VTT-70439 CEQA: ENV-2008-1446-MND Council District: 6 Plan: Van Nuys-North Sherman Oaks Location: 16156 W. Vanowen Street Expiration Date: 10/14/08 Appeal Status: Further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED JULY 01, 2008 BUILDING LINE REMOVAL, pursuant to Section 12.32-R 2(e) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), incident to a subdivision; ZONING ADMINISTRATOR’S ADJUSTMENT, pursuant to Section 12.26-A of the LAMC, to permit the calculation of density based on gross area to permit 11 dwelling units in lieu of 10 dwelling units. PROJECT: The construction of a 3 story, 33-foot high, 11-unit condominium with 25 parking spaces in the RD1.5-1 Zone. Parking accommodations would be located in a semi-subterranean parking garage. The project would involve the demolition of three single-family structures and two garages. The total area of the project site is 16,923 square feet (16,084 net square feet). APPLICANT: Sylvan Investments REPRESENTATIVE: Ron Cargill Cargill Planning STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF BUILDING LINE REMOVAL AND ZONING ADMINISTRATOR’S ADJUSTMENT REQUESTS; ADOPT FINDINGS; AND ADOPT MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. ENV-2008-1446-MND. Nicholas Hendricks (818) 374-5046 5. 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 3 AREA PLANNING COMMISSION September 25, 2008  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, October 09, 2008 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 4 AREA PLANNING COMMISSION September 25, 2008