Area Planning Commission

Informacion en Español acerca de esta junta puede ser obtenida llamando al (213) 978-1300. SOUTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2013 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 Steve Cochran, Commissioner Noelle Guzman, Commissioner Lydia Drew Mather, 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. 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 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. 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 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. Approval of Minutes of South Valley Area Planning Commission Meeting of January 24, 2013. 3. APCSV-2010-1412-SPE-ZAA-DRB-SPP-MSP Related Case: DIR-2012-186-DRB-SPPA-MSP CEQA: ENV-2010-1413-MND Council District: 4 Location: 13201-13211 W. Mulholland Drive Expiration Date: 12/13/12 extended Plan: Sherman Oaks-Studio City- Appeal Status: Further appealable to Toluca Lake-Cahuenga Pass City Council PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED OCTOBER 19, 2012 Proposed Project: The continued use and maintenance of an approximately 600 square-foot, three-car garage and a 400 square-foot, one-car garage connected by a retractable awning, and an entryway and wall measuring a maximum height of 9-feet 2-inches. The proposed project is located on an approximately 59,548 square-foot lot with 360 linear feet of frontage along Mulholland Drive within the Inner Corridor of the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan. Requested Action: 1. Pursuant to Section 21082.1(c)(3) of the California Public Resources Code, Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the above referenced project. 2. Pursuant to Section 11.5.7.F of the Municipal Code, an Exception to the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan (Ordinance Number 167,943) from Section 5 D.3(a) to permit the continued use and maintenance of an approximately 600 square-foot, three-car garage located in the 40 foot front yard setback and an approximately 400 square-foot, one-car garage and an over-in- height fence located in the Mulholland Drive public right-of-way. 3. Pursuant to Section 12.28 of the Municipal Code, Zoning Administrator Adjustments as follows: a. From Section 12.21 C.5(b) to permit a garage/accessory structure to be located within the front yard, less than 55 feet from the front property line, in lieu of being located within the rear half of the lot. b. From Section 12.21 C.5(j) to permit a garage/accessory structure to be located within the side yard, less than 75 feet from the front property line. c. From Section 12.21 C.1(g) to permit an approximately 9’-2” high wall in-lieu of the maximum 3’-6” high wall which is otherwise permitted within the front yard setback. South Valley Area Planning Commission 2 FEBRUARY 28, 2013  4. Pursuant to Section 16.50.D of the Municipal Code, a Design Review Determination for the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan. 5. Pursuant to Section 11.5.7.C of the Municipal Code, a Project Permit Compliance Review for the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan. Applicant: Steven Bernheim Representative: Athena Novak Recommended Action: 1. Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration, ENV-2010-1413-MND; 2. Approve the Specific Plan Exception to permit the continued use and maintenance of an approximately 600 square-foot, three-car garage located in the 40-foot front yard setback, and to permit an over-in-height wall located in the Mulholland Drive public right- of-way; 3. Disapprove the Specific Plan Exception to permit the continued use and maintenance of an approximately 400 square-foot, one-car garage located in the Mulholland Drive public right-of-way; 4. Approve the Zoning Administrator Adjustment to permit a 600 square-foot, three-car garage to be located within the front yard; 5. Disapprove the Zoning Administrator Adjustment to permit a 400 square-foot, one-car garage to be located within the front yard and public right-of-way; 6. Disapprove the Zoning Administrator Adjustment to permit a 400 square-foot, one-car garage to be located within the side yard; 7. Approve the Zoning Administrator Adjustment to permit an approximately 9’-2” high wall in-lieu of the maximum 3’-6” high wall which is otherwise permitted within the front yard setback 8. Approve the Design Review Determination and Project Permit Compliance Review for the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan, subject to the attached conditions of approval; 9. Adopt the Findings; and 10. 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 the City may require any necessary fees to cover the cost of such monitoring. Staff: Milena Zasadzien (818) 374-5054 4. DIR-2012-2081-ZBA-1A CEQA: ENV-2012-2080-CE Council District: 4 Location: 5949 Van Nuys Boulevard Expiration Date: 3/5/13 Plan: Van Nuys-North Sherman Oaks Appeal Status: Not further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING South Valley Area Planning Commission 3 FEBRUARY 28, 2013  Proposed Project: Approval of a Zone Boundary Adjustment to change a 45-foot x 80-foot portion of C2-1VL zoned land to the P-1VL zone and to change a 55-foot x 65-foot portion of P-1VL zoned land to the C2-1VL zone in order to permit the demolition of approximately 55,828 square feet of auto and office buildings and to construct a new, 52,123 square-foot auto dealership. Applicant: Keyes Motors, Inc. (Christopher Murray) The McCarthy Company, LLC Appellant: Anthony and Armand, Inc. dba Service Tire Company (Robert Glushon) Requested Action: Appeal of the Director of Planning‘s Conditional Approval of Zone Boundary Adjustment, pursuant to Section 12.30.K.2 and Section 11.5.7 of the L.A.M.C. Recommended Actions 1. Grant the appeal in part to modify condition 9 and include condition 14 as follows: Condition 9. Circulation. A parking and driveway plan that includes the area to be used by the Service Tire Company shall be submitted for review and approval by the Department of Transportation and the Bureau of Engineering. Condition 14. Parking. A parking plan shall be submitted showing that the Service Tire Company has direct access to nine (9) parking spaces. 2. Sustain the determination of the Director of Planning, and adopt the findings therein, and 3. Adopt the environmental clearance, ENV 2012-2080-CE. Staff: Jennifer Driver (818) 374-9916 5. APCSV-2012-2415-SPE-SPP CEQA: ENV-2012-2416-MND Council District: 3 Location: 5620 Wilbur Avenue/ 18850 Philiprimm Street Expiration Date: 2/28/13 ext. Plan: Encino-Tarzana Appeal Status: Further appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING COMPLETED JANUARY 7, 2013 Proposed Project: The modification of an existing unmanned rooftop wireless telecommunications facility, to permit the installation, operation, and maintenance of a wireless telecommunications facility consisting of 12 antennas (three sectors of four antenna each), 12 remote radio units, one DC Surge Suppression system and one GPS antenna on the rooftop of a property located within a designated Scenic Highway and to permit the antennas to exceed the Ventura/Cahuenga Corridor Specific Plan 45-ft. height limit by three feet. The 12 new antennas will be eight feet long and will be replacing 12, four-foot long antennas. The proposed project will locate the 12 antennas behind three new, 10-ft. tall screen walls on the east, north and south edges of the rooftop. The antennas will not exceed 48-ft. in height when mounted on the roof. South Valley Area Planning Commission 4 FEBRUARY 28, 2013  Applicant: AT&T Wireless Representative: Robert McCormick Requested Action: 1. Pursuant to Section 21082.1(c)(3) of the California Public Resources Code, Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration ENV-2012-2416-MND, for the proposed project; 2. Pursuant to Section 11.5.7.F.1 (f) of the Municipal Code, a Specific Plan Exception for the installation of wireless antennas and associated equipment cabinets on the rooftops of buildings in the C Zone on a roadway designated as a scenic highway (Ventura Boulevard) within a specific plan area (Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan); 3. Pursuant to Section 11.5.7.F of the Municipal Code, a Specific Plan Exception from Section 7.E.1.c.1 of the Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan to permit the construction of the proposed wireless telecommunications facility at a height of 48 feet on an existing rooftop, in lieu of the maximum permitted height of 45 feet; and, 4. Pursuant to Section 11.5.7.C of the Municipal Code, a Project Permit Compliance with the applicable regulations of the Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan Recommended Actions: 1. Approve the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration, ENV-2012-2416-MND; 2. Approve a Specific Plan Exception, pursuant to Section 11.5.7.F.1 (f) of the Municipal Code, for the installation of wireless antennas and associated equipment cabinets on the rooftops of buildings in the C Zone on a roadway designated as a scenic highway (Ventura Boulevard) within a specific plan area (Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan); 3. Approve a Specific Plan Exception from Section 7.E.1.c.1 of the Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan, pursuant to Section 11.5.7.F of the Municipal Code, to permit the construction of the proposed wireless telecommunications facility at a height of 48 feet on an existing rooftop, in lieu of the maximum permitted height of 45 feet; 4. Approve a Project Permit Compliance with the applicable regulations of the Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan; and 5. Adopt the Findings. Staff: Jennifer Driver (818) 374-9916 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 up to five (5) minutes per person and up to ten (10) minutes per subject. South Valley Area Planning Commission 5 FEBRUARY 28, 2013  The next regular meeting of the South Valley Area Planning Commission will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2013 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 Area Planning Commission 6 FEBRUARY 28, 2013