Area Planning Commission

Informacion en Español acerca de esta junta puede ser obtenida llamando al (213) 978-1300 CENTRAL AREA PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2011, After 4:30 P.M. TH CITY HALL, 10 FLOOR 200 NORTH SPRING STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 Franklin Acevedo, President Chanchanit Martorell, Vice President Young Kim, Commissioner Kevin Norton, Commissioner Daniel Suh, Commissioner Sheldred Alexander, Commission Executive Assistant (213) 978-1300 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 ITEMS 3 and 4 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 on 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 agenda items should submit them to the Commission office, 200 North Spring Street, Room 272, Los Angeles, CA 900152, 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 N. Main Street, Los Angeles, California, and are accessible through the internet World Wide Web at http://www.lacity.org/pln/index.htm. In the case of a Commission meeting cancellation, all items shall be continued to the next regular meeting date or beyond, as long as the continuance is within the legal time limits of the case or cases. If you challenge these agenda items in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at this public hearing, 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 th 1094.5, the petition for writ of mandate pursuant to that section must be filed no later than the 90 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 – California Environmental Quality Act MND – Mitigated Negative Declaration CE – Categorical Exemption ND – Negative Declaration EIR – Environmental Impact Report 1. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Items of interest 2. COMMISSION BUSINESS A. Advanced Calendar B. Commission Requests C. Approval of minutes for October 25, 2011 3. ZA-2008-0830-ZAD Council District: 5 – Koretz ZA-2008-0832-ZAD Expiration Date: 9-21-11 (Extended) ZA-2008-0834-ZAD-1A Appeal Status: Not further appealable CEQA: ENV-2008-831-MND LETTER OF CLARIFICATION Plan: Hollywood CONTINUED FROM MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 Location: 2234, 2240 and 2244 North Stanley Hills Drive REQUESTED ACTION: An appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s clarification of Condition No. 19 for acceptance of the applicant’s offer to file a request with the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering for vacation for the portion of Merrywood Drive adjoining Parcel No. 3 between the terminus of the corridor alignment on Parcel No. 3 and Stanley Hills Drive, with said vacation, subject to responsible agency determination, to facilitate and further encourage wildlife movement within this area; and the Zoning Administrator’s decision to adopt the action of the lead agency in issuing environmental clearance, Mitigated Negative Declaration ENV 2008-831-MND. Applicant: Yossi Attia Appellant: Concerned Residents of Stanley Hills Drive Representative: Robert Glushon RECOMMEDATIONS: 1. Deny the appeal. 2. Sustain the Zoning Administrator’s clarification of Condition No. 19 for acceptance of the applicant’s offer to file a request with the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering for vacation for the portion of Merrywood Drive adjoining Parcel No. 3 between the terminus of the corridor alignment on the Parcel No. 3 and Stanley Hills Drive, with said vacation, subject to responsible agency determination, to facilitate and further encourage wildlife movement within this area; and 3. Sustain the Zoning Administrator’s decision to adopt the action of the lead agency in issuing environmental clearance, Mitigated Negative Declaration ENV 2008-831-MND. Staff: Linn Wyatt (213) 978-1318 Central Los Angeles Area 2 November 22, 2011 Planning Commission 4. VTT-70608-CN-1A Council District: 4 – LaBonge CEQA: ENV-2008-2726-MND Expiration Date: Extended Plan: Wilshire Appeal Status: Further appealable to City Council CONTINUED FROM MEETING OF OCTOBER 11, 2011 LOCATION: 664 SOUTH RIMPAU BOULEVARD and 4661 WEST WILSHIRE BLVD PROPOSED PROJECT: The construction, use, and maintenance of a 12-unit residential condominium with 30 parking spaces. REQUESTED ACTION: An Appeal from the entire decision of the Deputy Advisory Agency in approving Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 70608-CN. Applicants: Chung Hyuk Pak and Soon Pak Representative: Joe Pink, ARC Pac Inc. Appellants: Nancy and John Reinisch and the Rimpau Neighborhood Coalition Representative: Rob Glushon and Steve Kaplan, Luna & Glushon RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Deny the appeal in part; 2. Sustain in part, the decision of the Deputy Advisory Agency in approving VTT-70608-CN for the construction of a 12-unit residential condominium with 30 parking spaces. 3. Adopt the modified Conditions of Approval. 4. Adopt the Findings. 5. Adopt ENV-2008-2726-MND Staff: Jim Tokunaga (213) 978-1372 5. CPC-2005-7082-CPU Council Districts: 4, 5 and 13 CPC-1997-43-CPU-1997-43-CPU Plan: Hollywood PRESENTATION OF PROPOSED HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE (FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT) Staff: Mary Richardson (213) 978-1478 Central Los Angeles Area 3 November 22, 2011 Planning Commission 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 Central, Area Planning Commission will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at City Hall 200 North Spring Street, 10th Floor Los Angeles, California 90012 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 APCCentral@lacity.org. Central Los Angeles Area 4 November 22, 2011 Planning Commission