Area Planning Commission

Informacion en Español acerca de esta junta puede ser obtenida llamando al (213) 978-1300 NORTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 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.: 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 C. Draft Urban Design Principles Presentation – By Emily Gabel/Simon Pastucha 3. APCNV-2007-1065-SPE-ZV Related Case: CPC-1984-0589-ZC (Ordinance No. 162,508) CEQA: ENV-2007-1066-EAF Council District: 12 Plan: Chatsworth – Porter Ranch Location: 21801 – 21813 W. Devonshire Street Expiration Date: 10/16/08 Appeal Status: Further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED JUNE 30, 2008 SPECIFIC PLAN EXCEPTION. pursuant to Section 11.5.7F of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), from Section 4.A.2 (Land Use) of the Devonshire/Topanga Corridor Specific Plan, Ordinance No. 168,937, to allow 1,008 square feet of additional floor area of a non- permitted use, including the continued use and maintenance of an existing 630 square feet of storage space and the construction of 378 square feet of storage space. SPECIFIC PLAN EXCEPTION, pursuant to Section 11.5.7F of the LAMC, from Section 8 (Setbacks) of the Devonshire/Topanga Corridor Specific Plan, Ordinance No. 168,937, in order to maintain the existing surface parking spaces without the required 5-foot, landscaped setback along the entire property street frontage with Devonshire Street. ZONE VARIANCE, pursuant to Section 12.27B of the LAMC, from [Q] condition number 5 of Ordinance No. 162,508, to allow the continued use and maintenance of approximately 630 square feet and the expansion of 378 square feet of storage space to be used for storage of an air compressor and tires, at an existing auto tire sales and installation facility. NORTH VALLEY 2 OCTOBER 16, 2008 AREA PLANNING COMMISSION  PROJECT: The continued use and maintenance of approximately 630 square feet of storage area that was previously enclosed without the benefit of permit, and to allow the construction of 378 square feet of additional storage space, for a total of approximately 1,008 square feet of storage area, in connection with the existing Chatsworth Tire auto tire sales and installation facility. APPLICANT: Hank Herber Representative: Robert B. Lamishaw JPL Zoning Services, Inc. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF EXCEPTIONS AND ZONE VARIANCE AS REQUESTED. Daniel O’Donnell (818) 374-5066 4. 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, November 06, 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 3 September 18, 2008 AREA PLANNING COMMISSION