Area Planning Commission

Informacion en Español acerca de esta junta puede ser obtenida llamando al (213) 978-1300. SOUTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009, 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.: 3, 5, AND 6: 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 3. PS-1354-1A CEQA: ENV-2001-3642-MND Council District: 2 Plan: Sherman Oaks-Studio City- Location: 12340 Viewcrest Road Toluca Lake Expiration Date: 08/31/08 ext. Appeal Status: Not further appealable to Continued from 09/25/08 and City Council October 23, 2008 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; Adoption of Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV-2001-3642 will be considered. APPLICANT: Syed Hasan APPELLANT: Melanie Reingold Personal Residence Trust dated August 19, 2005 STAFF RECOMMENDS: Deny the appeal; sustain the decision of advisory agency in approving PS-1354; sustain the Conditions of Approval and Findings; adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV-2001-3642-MND. Joey Vasquez (213) 978-1352 SOUTH VALLEY 2 AREA PLANNING COMMISSION JANUARY 22, 2009 4. APCSV-2008-0500-ZC-CDO CEQA: ENV-2008-0501-MND Council District: 3 Plan: Reseda-West Van Nuys Location: 7112-7114 Baird Avenue Expiration Date: 02/15/09 Appeal Status: Zone Change may be appealed to City Council if denied; Community Design Overlay Plan Approval is appealable PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED DECEMBER 1, 2008 ZONE CHANGE, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), from [Q]R2-2D-CDO (Two-Family Zone within a Community Design Overlay District) to [Q]RAS3-2D-CDO (Residential/Accessory Services Zone within a Community Design Overlay District); COMMUNITY DESIGN OVERLAY PLAN APPROVAL, pursuant to Section 13.08 E of the LAMC, within the Reseda Central Business District; and ADOPTION OF MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. ENV-2008-501-MND, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as the environmental clearance for the project. PROJECT: The demolition of two single-family dwellings, and a two-car garage, for the construction of an 8-unit, 8,510 square-foot, 35 feet, 2 inches maximum height, two-story apartment building over a one-level basement parking garage with 14 parking spaces on an approximately 7,500 square-foot lot. APPLICANT: Emil J. Iwansky Al Pratt, Representative STAFF RECOMMENDS: Approve and recommend that the City Council adopt a Zone Change from [Q]R2-2D-CDO (Two-Family Zone within a Community Design Overlay District) to (T)(Q)RAS3-2D-CDO (Residential/Accessory Services Zone within a Community Design Overlay District), subject to the attached conditions of approval; approve a Community Design Overlay Plan Approval within the Reseda Central Business District; adopt Mitigated Declaration No. ENV-2008-501-MND as the environmental clearance for the project pursuant to CEQA, as recommended by City Staff; adopt the attached Findings, including the environmental findings; and advise the applicant that, pursuant to California State Public Resources Code Section 21081.6, the City shall monitor or require evidence that mitigation conditions are implemented and maintained throughout the life of the project, and that the City may require any necessary fees to cover the cost of such monitoring. Daniel O’Donnell (818) 374-5066 SOUTH VALLEY 3 AREA PLANNING COMMISSION JANUARY 22, 2009 5. DIR-2008-4241-SPP-1A CEQA: ENV-2008-4242-CE Council District: 4 Plan: Sherman Oaks-Studio City- Location: 13745 ¼ Sevy Lane Toluca Lake-Cahuenga Pass Expiration Date: 03/01/09 Appeal Status: Not further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING APPEAL, of the Director of Planning’s Conditional Approval of Design Review and Project Permit Compliance, pursuant to Section 11.A of the Muholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan and Section 11.5.7 of the LAMC; adoption of Categorical Exemption No. ENV-2008-4242-CE will be considered. PROJECT: Demolition of an existing, 1,775 square-foot, single-family residence, and the construction of a new, 8,944 square-foot, single-family residence (including cabana, an accessory structure and an attached, three-car garage), on a 53,140 square-foot lot. The maximum proposed building height is 36 feet. The project is in the Outer Corridor, downslope, visible from Mulholland Drive and subject to the requirements of the Hillside Ordinance. APPLICANT: Zina Kagan & Sergey Brusilovsky APPELLANTS: Gregory Meng, LaDonna Elizabeth STAFF RECOMMENDS: Deny the appeal; sustain the determination of the Director of Planning; adopt Findings; adopt Categorical Exemption No. ENV-2008-4242-CE. Oliver Netburn (818) 374-5038 6. DIR-2008-2096-SPP-1A CEQA: ENV-2008-2097-CE Council District: 5 Plan: Sherman Oaks-Studio City- Location: 14761 Mulholland Drive Toluca Lake-Cahuenga Pass Expiration Date: 02/13/09 Appeal Status: Not further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING APPEAL, of the Director of Planning’s Conditional Approval of Design Review and Project Permit Compliance, pursuant to Section 11.A of the Muholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan and Section 11.5.7 of the LAMC; adoption of Categorical Exemption No. ENV-2008-2097-CE will be considered. PROJECT: Construction of a new, 5,202 square- foot (including an attached, four-car garage), three-story, single-family residence, on a 30,863 square-foot lot. The maximum proposed building height is 35 feet. The project is in the Inner Corridor, downslope and visible from Mulholland Drive and subject to the requirements of the Hillside Ordinance SOUTH VALLEY 4 AREA PLANNING COMMISSION JANUARY 22, 2009  APPLICANT: Don Clark APPELLANTS: Harvey & Barbara Witt STAFF RECOMMENDS: Deny the appeal; sustain the determination of the Director of Planning; adopt Findings; adopt Categorical Exemption No. ENV-2008-2097-CE. Oliver Netburn (818) 374-5038 7. APCSV-2007-2639-BL CEQA: ENV-2007-2588-MND Council District: 2 Plan: Van Nuys-North Sherman Oaks Location: 5075 N. Kester Avenue Expiration Date: N/A Appeal Status: Further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED JULY 17, 2008 BUILDING LINE REMOVAL, established by Ordinance 101,016, of a 25-foot building line fronting Kester Avenue, for four new condominiums on a 0.14 acre lot; adoption of Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV-2007-2588-MND will be considered. APPLICANT: Fariba Rahnama Robert B. Lamishaw, Representative STAFF RECOMMENDS: Disapprove and recommend that the City Council disapprove the request for the removal of a building line, incident to a parcel map, as set forth in Section 12.32.R of the Los Angeles Municipal Code; approve and recommend that the City Council adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV-2007-2588; and adopt the Findings disapproving the request for removal of building line.. Lynn Harper (818) 374-9915 8. 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. SOUTH VALLEY 5 AREA PLANNING COMMISSION JANUARY 22, 2009  The next regular meeting of the South Valley Area Planning Commission will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 12, 2009 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 6 AREA PLANNING COMMISSION JANUARY 22, 2009