Area Planning Commission

Informacion en Español acerca de esta junta puede ser obtenida llamando al (213) 978-1300 CENTRAL AREA PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AGENDA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2015, 4:30 P.M. th CITY HALL, 10 FLOOR 200 NORTH SPRING STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 Kimberly Chemerinsky, President Daphne Brogdon, Vice President Jennifer Chung Kim, Commissioner Bricia Lopez, Commissioner Christina Oh, Commissioner Renee Glasco, 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, 4, and 5 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 532, 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. 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 N. 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 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 1094.5, the petition for writ of mandate pursuant to that section must be filed no later than the th 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 A. Items of interest. 2. COMMISSION BUSINESS A. Advanced Calendar B. Commission Requests 3. VTT-72367-SL-1A Council District No.: 4 - Ryu CEQA: ENV-2013-1998-MND-REC1 Expiration Date:. 12/22/15 Ext Community Plan: Hollywood Appeal Status: Appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING LOCATION: 2925 West Waverly Drive Proposed Project: Vesting Tentative Tract Map for small lot subdivision purposes to create five (5) residential small lots for the construction of five (5) single-family dwellings approval. Requested Action: Appeal from the entire decision by the Deputy Advisory Agency in approving VTT-72367-SL, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Sections 12.22-C, 27, 17.03, and 17.15, for a small lot subdivision for a maximum of five (5) lots. APPLICANT: Michael Rublevich Representative: Sam Trude APPELLANT: Doug Tornquist Recommended Action: 1. Grant the Appeal in Part on VTT-72367-SL. 2. Sustain the action of the Deputy Advisory Agency in approving VTT-72367-SL. 3. Adopt the Revised Findings of the Deputy Advisory Agency. 4. Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration No., ENV-2013-1998-MND-REC1. Staff: Amanda Briones (213) 978-1328 Central Los Angeles Area 2 December 22, 2015 Planning Commission 4. DIR-2015-309-SPPA-SPP-1A Council District No.: 13 – O’Farrell CEQA: ENV-2015-310-MND Expiration Date: 12/22/15 Ext Community Plan: Hollywood Appeal Status: Not further appealable under LAMC PUBLIC HEARING LOCATION: 4470, 4472, 4474,4480,4480½, 4482, 4484, 4490, 4494 West DeLongpre Avenue; 1318 North Lyman Place; and 1321, 1323 North Virgil Avenue Proposed Project: Project Permit Compliance Review for the demolition of two maintenance facilities, a single family residence and surface parking lot; and the construction, use and maintenance of a four-story, 56-foot tall parking structure containing seven levels of parking, three of which are subterranean, and 654 parking spaces within Subarea C (Community Center) of the Vermont/Western Transit Oriented District Specific Plan; and Project Permit Adjustment from Development Standard No. 4, Pedestrian/ Vehicular Circulation, to allow for the reduced minimum vertical clearance of eight to nine feet in lieu of the required 12 feet, and reduced minimum horizontal clearance of five feet in lieu of the required 10 feet, for a pedestrian throughway. Requested Action: Appeal of the Director of Planning’s conditional approval of a Project Permit Compliance pursuant to Section 11.5.7c and Project Permit Adjustment pursuant to section 11.5.7E of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC). APPLICANT: CHS Property Holdings, LP Representative: Francis Park, Park & Velayos APPELLANT: Julie Blivas, and Larry Blivas, Hollywood Fountain LLC Recommend Actions: 1. Deny the Appeal of the Director of Planning’s Conditional Approval of a Project Permit Compliance Review and Project Permit Adjustment. 2. Sustain the Determination of the Director of Planning in approving a Project Permit Compliance and Project Permit Adjustment to permit the construction, use and maintenance of seven-level, 56-foot tall parking structure for the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (HPMC). 3. Adopt the Staff Findings. 4. Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration, ENV-2015-310-MND, and corresponding Mitigation Monitoring Program, as the project’s environmental clearance pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Section 21082.1(c)(3) of the California Public Resources Code. Staff: Mindy Nguyen (213) 978-1241 Central Los Angeles Area 3 December 22, 2015 Planning Commission 5. ZA-2015-825-CUB-1A Council District No.: 1 – Cedillo CEQA: ENV-2015-826-CE Expiration Date: 12/22/15 Community Plan: Central City North Appeal Status: Not Further Appealable PUBLIC HEARING LOCATION: 1115 Sunset Boulevard, #100 Requested Action: An appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s decision, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24-W,1,1, to Approve a Conditional Use to permit the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction with a new restaurant in the C2-2D Zone and to issue Categorical Exemption No. ENV-2015-826-CE as the environmental clearance for the project. APPLICANT: Franks & Beans, LLC Representative: Eddie Navarette, FE Design & Consulting APPELLANT: East Sunset Hillside Association, Clay Bush , Richard Courtney and Jennifer Deines Recommended Action: 1. Deny the appeal. 2. Sustain the Zoning Administrator’s decision to approve the Conditional Use permit to sales and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction with a new restaurant in the C2-2D Zone. 3. Adopt the Categorical Exemption No. ENV-2015-826-CE as the environmental clearance for the project. Staff: Jim Tokunaga (213) 978-1307 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. Central Los Angeles Area 4 December 22, 2015 Planning Commission  The next regular meeting of the Central, Area Planning Commission will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 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 5 December 22, 2015 Planning Commission