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, January 12, 2016 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 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. DEPARTMENTAL REPORT A. Items of interest. 2. COMMISSION BUSINESS A. Advanced Calendar B. Commission Requests C. Approval of the Minutes – December 8, 2015 and December 22, 2015 3. DIR-2015-2615-SPP-1A Council District No.: 13 – O’Farrell CEQA: ENV-2015-2616-CE Expiration Date: 01/18/16 Community Plan: Hollywood Appeal Status: Not Further Appealable under LAMC PUBLIC HEARING LOCATION: 4975 West Sunset Boulevard Proposed Project: Project Permit Compliance Review for a change of use from a church to creative office, and the addition of 320 square feet to an existing mezzanine, within a one-story building located in Subarea C of the Vermont/Western Station Neighborhood Area Plan. Requested Action: Appeal of the Director of Planning’s conditional approval of a Project Permit Compliance pursuant to Section 11.5.7C of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC). APPLICANT: 4975 Sunset LLC Representative: Terry Winders, Southern California Land Use APPELLANT: David Bell Recommended Action: 1. Deny the Appeal. 2. Modify in part the Determination of the Director of Planning in approving a Project Permit Compliance to revise Condition of Approval No. 5 relating to future changes to the building exterior. 3. Sustain the Determination of the Director of Planning in approving a Project Permit Compliance to permit the change of use from a church to creative office, and the addition of 320 square feet to an existing mezzanine, within a one-story building. 4. Adopt the Staff Findings. 5. Find the Categorical Exemption (Case No. ENV-2015-2616-CE) as adequate environmental clearance. Staff: Mindy Nguyen (213) 978-1241 Central Los Angeles Area 2 January 12, 2016 Planning Commission 4. 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. The next regular meeting of the Central, Area Planning Commission will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26, 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 3 January 12, 2016 Planning Commission