Area Planning Commission

Información en Español acerca de esta junta puede ser obtenida llamando al (213) 978-1300. Address Any Communication To: EAST LOS ANGELES PLANNING COMMISSION 200 North Spring Street, Room 272 Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 978-1300 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING x INTERESTED PARTIES x ABUTTING PROJECT SITE x OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS 100-FOOT RADIUS x 500-FOOT RADIUS concerning property at 1363-1371 North Douglas Street Case No.: ZA-2012-926-ZAA-1A Hearing Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Community Plan: Silver Lake-Echo Park- Hearing Time: after 4:30 P.M. Elysian Valley Hearing Place: Ramona Hall Community Center Council District No.: 13 4580 North Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90065 The East Los Angeles Planning Commission invites you to attend a hearing regarding the property highlighted above. The law requires that owners and renters near this site be notified of this hearing. If you do not wish to attend the hearing, you may ignore this notice. The hearing involves an appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s decision to approve, pursuant to the provisions of Section 12.28-A of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, Zoning Administrator’s Adjustments from: Section 12.09.1-B,1 to permit front yard setbacks ranging from 10 feet to 12 feet in lieu of the 15 feet otherwise required; Section 12.09.1-B,2(a) to permit zero-foot side yard setbacks in lieu of the 6 feet otherwise required; Section 12.09.1-B,3 to permit rear yards ranging from zero feet to 5 feet in lieu of the 15 feet otherwise required; and Section 12.21-C,2(a) to permit a zero-foot building separation between each building in lieu of the 12 feet otherwise required; all in conjunction with a concurrent Small Lot Subdivision, Case No. VTT-71930-SL, for a total of 7 single- family dwelling units; and adoption of Mitigated Negative Declaration ENV 2012-0927-MND as the environmental clearance for this action. APPLICANT: David French, echo Park Douglas, LLC Representative: Tiffany Rothman, Rothman Engineering, Inc. APPELLANT: Leslie Dione Emge 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 TESTIMONY: Written testimony may be submitted prior to the hearing (see instructions below); however, oral testimony can only be given at the hearing and may be limited due to time constraints. Sign language interpreters and assistive listening devices may be provided if you contact our office at least three (3) business days before the hearing. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS ON SUBMITTING TESTIMONY SEE BELOW DECISION: The Commission’s decision will be based on the merits of the case and the applicable law. The Commission can consider the entire action even if only a portion has been appealed. A report of the Commission’s action will be mailed upon request after the hearing. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009(b)(2), any court challenge of the Commission’s action may be limited to those issues considered at the public hearing. FILE REVIEW: The complete file, including the determination is available for public inspection in the Commission office, Suite 272, 200 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Please call (213) 978-1300 several days in advance to assure file availability. CORRESPONDENCE AND EXHIBITS The Commission members are not City employees. They are citizens who have been appointed by the Mayor. They function in a quasi-judicial capacity and therefore, cannot be contacted before the hearing. Any written testimony which you wish them to see may only be submitted to our office using the following guidelines: 1. If you wish to submit materials to the Commission for their consideration, they should be received in the Commission office ten days prior to the date of the hearing. If Monday is a holiday, they should be received by noon of the preceding Friday. 2. Please provide an original and fourteen (14) copies (15 sets) of all correspondence or exhibits (for the file, (5) Commission members, Director of Planning, Chief Zoning Administrator, Associate Zoning Administrator, City Planner, Commission Executive Assistant and City Attorney). All fifteen copies/sets may be mailed in the same envelope. 3. Correspondence must be on letter size or legal size paper (8 2 " x 11" or 8 2 " x 14"). 4. All oversized exhibits (photos, plans, artists’ renderings) must be able to fit in a legal size folder. Therefore, they should be mounted on foldable paper or a file size copy must be provided. Photo exhibits must be mounted on light cardboard or foldable paper. 5. Write the ZA case number on all communications and exhibits (for Parcel Map, Private Street and Certificate of Compliance appeals use the original case number, for Coastal Development Permit appeals, write the CDP number). 6. ALL materials submitted to the Commission become City property and cannot be returned. This includes any correspondence or exhibit used as part of your testimony to the Commission. 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 not later than three working days (72 hours) prior to the meeting by calling the staff person referenced in this notice.