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, APRIL 8, 2014, 4:30 P.M. th CITY HALL, 10 FLOOR 200 NORTH SPRING STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 Franklin Acevedo, President Chanchanit Martorell, Vice President Marsha L. Brown, Commissioner Young Kim, Commissioner Samantha Millman, Commissioner Rhonda Ketay, Commission Executive Assistant I (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(S): 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. In all instances, however, equal time is allowed for presentation of pros and cons of matters to be acted upon. 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, all concerned parties who wish to submit written materials on agendized items should submit them to the Commission Office, 200 North Spring Street, Room 272, Los Angeles, 90012, at least 10 days prior to the meeting at which the item is to be heard, in order to meet the mailing deadline. Note: Materials received after the mailing deadline will be placed in the official case file. Day of hearing submissions (10 copies must be provided) are limited to 2 pages plus accompanying photographs, posters, and PowerPoint presentations of 5 minutes or less. 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.planning.lacity.org. 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. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Items of interest: 2. COMMISSION BUSINESS A. Advanced Calendar B. Commission Requests C. Minutes of Meeting – March 25, 2014 3. ZA 2012-3147-CUB-CUX-1A CEQA: ENV-2009-0829-MND-REC1 Plan: Central City North Council District: 14 – Huizar Expiration Date: 4/29/14 Appeal Status: Not further appealable PUBLIC HEARING LOCATION: 734 East 3rd Street REQUESTED ACTION: An appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s decision to approve, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24-W,1 and 18, a Conditional Use to permit the continued sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption and public dancing in conjunction with an existing 4,343 square-foot restaurant in the M3-1 Zone, and the Zoning Administrator’s decision to adopt the recommendation of the Lead Agency by adopting Mitigated Negative Declaration Reconsideration (Addendum) ENV-2009-0829- MND-REC1 as the environmental clearance for this action. APPLICANT: Jason Ha and Yuen Ja Kim Representative: Lee Rabun, CLR Enterprises, Inc APPELLANT: Insoo Shin RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Deny the appeal. 2. Sustain the decision of the Zoning Administrator to approve, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24-W,1 and 18, a Conditional Use to permit the continued sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption and public dancing in conjunction with an existing 4,343 square-foot restaurant in the M3-1 Zone. 3. Adopt the Findings. 4. Adopt the recommendation of the lead agency in issuing Mitigated Negative Declaration Reconsideration (Addendum) ENV-2009-0829-MND-REC1 as the environmental clearance for this action. Staff: Al Landini/Jonathan Hershey (213) 978-1337 Central Los Angeles Area 2 April 8, 2014 Planning Commission 4. DIR-2013-3749-SPR-1A CEQA: ENV-2006-8108-MND-REC3 Plan: Central City Council District: 14 – Huizar Expiration Date: 4/10/14 Appeal Status: Not further appealable PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED LOCATION: 900 and 909 West Temple Street Proposed project: Site Plan Review for the addition of a pedestrian bridge across Temple Street connecting two previously approved mixed-use residential buildings containing 526 residential units and 10,230 square feet of commercial uses. REQUESTED ACTION: An appeal of the Director of Planning’s denial of a Site Plan Review pursuant to Section 16.05 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC). APPLICANT: Greg Smith, Vice President of Development, GH Palmer Associates APPELLANT: Same as above RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Deny the appeal. 2. Sustain the Determination of the Director of Planning in denying a Site Plan Review for the addition of a pedestrian bridge across Temple Street connecting two previously approved mixed-use residential buildings. 3. Do Not Find the Third Addendum of the previously issued Mitigated Negative Declaration ENV-2006-8108-MND-REC3 as adequate environmental clearance for this action. Staff: Blake Lamb (213) 978-1167 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. 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. Central Los Angeles Area 3 April 8, 2014 Planning Commission  The next regular meeting of the Central, Area Planning Commission will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, 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 April 8, 2014 Planning Commission