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, JUNE 26, 2012, 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 ITEM: 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 June 12, 2012 3. APCC-2008-4700-SPE Council District: 4 - LaBonge CEQA: ENV-2008—4699-MND-REC Expiration Date: Extended Related Case: DIR-2010-0593-DRB-SPP Appeal Status: Appealable to Plan: Hollywood Council CONTINUED FROM APRIL 10, 2012 PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON MARCH 12, 2012 Location: 2946 Beachwood Drive Proposed Project: Addition of 478 square feet to an existing single-family residence. The lot size is 9,869.9 square feet. The proposed project consists of adding 478 square feet to an existing 2,514 square foot, two-story residence by adding a new master bedroom. Requested Actions: 1. Pursuant to Section 21082.1(c)(3) of the California Public Resources Code, Find the Mitigated Negative Declaration ENV-2008-4699-MND-REC previously Adopted by the Director of Planning is adequate and no additional environmental clearance is necessary. 2. Pursuant to Section 11.5.7 F of the Municipal Code, Exception to the Hollywoodland Specific Plan (Ordinance No. 268,121) as follows: From Section 7.G(3) to allow additional height from the existing building of 37 feet and six (6) inches in height for the proposed master bedroom, a 478 square foot additional and new building height of 43 feet and eight (8) inches. APPLICANT: Alexander Berkeley Representative: Cynthia Phakos and AdrianKoffka Koffka/Phakos Design Recommended Actions: 1. Find that the Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV-2008-4699-MND-REC is adequate environmental clearance and complies with the California Environmental Quality Act. 2. Disapprove a Specific Plan Exception to permit the construction of an addition to a single-family residence with a height of 43 feet and eight (8) inches. 3. Adopt the Findings. Staff: B. Lamb (213) 978-1167 Central Los Angeles Area 2 June 26, 2012 Planning Commission 4. ZA-2011-0354-CUB-1A Council District: 9 – Perry CEQA: ENV-2011-0355-MND Expiration Date: August 7, 2012 Plan: Central City Appeal Status: Not further appealable PUBLIC HEARING LOCATION: 117 East Winston Street An appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s decision to approve, pursuant to the provisions of Section 12.24-W,1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, a Conditional Use to permit the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption, in conjunction with a proposed 744 square-foot bar and lounge with packaged food sales offering live entertainment, accommodating 25 seats interior and 10 seats on an outdoor patio area located within the adjacent alleyway, and within an adjacent and associated approximately 1,300 square-foot multi-purpose room with seating for up to 45 persons, and a total room occupancy to be determined by the Fire Department, with hours of operation from 10:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. in particular, the appeal seeks to modify Condition No. 7 to permit hours of operation beginning at 7:30 a.m. in lieu of 10:30 a.m.; Condition No. 8 to permit a 5 year grant in lieu of 3 years; and Condition Nos. 2 and 7 to permit the use and maintenance of a separate bar in the multi-purpose room. APPLICANT: Stephan Schmidt, Legacy Real Estate Holdings, LP APPELLANT: (same) RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Deny the appeal; 2. Sustain the action of the Zoning Administrator in approving, pursuant to the provisions of Section 12.24-W,1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, a Conditional Use to permit the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption, in conjunction with a proposed 744 square-foot bar and lounge with packaged food sales offering live entertainment, accommodating 25 seats interior and 10 seats on an outdoor patio area located within the adjacent alleyway, and within an adjacent and associated approximately 1,300 square-foot multi-purpose room with seating for up to 45 persons, and a total room occupancy to be determined by the Fire Department, with hours of operation from 10:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily; 3. Adopt the Findings; and 4. Adopt the recommendation of the lead agency and adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration ENV 2011-0355-MND as the environmental clearance for this action. Staff: Fernando Tovar (213) 978-1303 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. Central Los Angeles Area 3 June 26, 2012 Planning Commission  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, July 10, 2012 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 June 26, 2012 Planning Commission