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, FEBRUARY 23, 2016, 4:30 P.M. CITY HALL, 10th 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. 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 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 – 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. Minutes of Meeting – February 9, 2016 3. ZA-2014-3237-CU-SPP-1A CEQA: ENV-2014-3238-CE Expiration Date: February 23, 2016 Community Plan: Hollywood Appeal Status: Not Further Appealable Council District: 4 - Ryu PUBLIC HEARING Location: 4511 West Russell Avenue Requested Action: An appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s decision to deny, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 12.24-W, 37, a Conditional Use request to allow public parking in the R2-1XL Zone; and to deny, pursuant to LAMC Section 11.5.7, a Project Permit Compliance Review to allow the demolition of two existing Single-Family dwellings and its subsequent utilization as 14 parking spaces in Sub-Area A of the Vermont/Western Station Neighborhood Area Plan; and to not adopt Categorical Exemption ENV-2014-3238-CE, as the environmental clearance for the project. APPLICANT: Gohar Afifi Representative: James J. Crisp APPELLANT: Same as Applicant Recommended Action: 1. Adopt the Findings of the Zoning Administrator. 2. Deny the appeal. 3. Sustain the actions of the Zoning Administrator’s decision to Deny: a. Conditional Use request to allow public parking in the R2-1XL Zone, and b. Project Permit Compliance Review to allow the demolition of two existing Single- Family dwellings and its subsequent utilization as 14 parking spaces in Sub-Area A of the Vermont/Western Station Neighborhood Area Plan; 4. Do Not Adopt Categorical Exemption ENV-2014-3238-CE, as the environmental clearance for the project. Staff: Theodore Irving (213) 978-1366 Central Los Angeles Area 2 February 23, 2016 Planning Commission 4. ZA-2015-2683-CU-ZV-ZAA-1A CEQA: ENV-2015-2684-MND Expiration Date: March 20, 2016 Community Plan: Hollywood Appeal Status: Conditional Use - Not Council District: 13 – O’Farrell Further Appealable; Zone Variance - Further Appealable if approved PUBLIC HEARING Location: 1850 North Cherokee Avenue Requested Action: An appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s decision, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 12.24-W,24, to approve a Conditional Use authorizing a hotel use in the [Q]R4-2 Zone; pursuant to LAMC Section 12.27, to approve a Zone Variance to permit off- site parking to be located 925 feet from the use it serves; pursuant to LAMC Section 12.28, to approve a Zoning Administrator’s Adjustment to permit a 9-foot, 5-inch rear yard in lieu of 15 feet for the existing non-conforming building located in the [Q]R4-2 Zone; to adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV-2015-2684-MND as the environmental clearance for the project; and to adopt the Mitigation Monitoring Program for ENV-2015-2684-MND. APPLICANT: David Lesser, Millennium Settlement Consulting Representative: Dana Sayles, Three6ixty APPELLANT: Sylvie Shain Recommended Action: 1. Adopt the Findings of the Zoning Administrator. 2. Deny the appeal. 3. Sustain the action of the Zoning Administrator’s decision to Approve: a. Conditional Use authorizing a hotel use in the [Q]R4-2 Zone; b. Zone Variance to permit off-site parking to be located 925 feet from the use it serves; c. Zoning Administrator’s Adjustment to permit a 9-foot, 5-inch rear yard in lieu of 15 feet for the existing non-conforming building located in the [Q]R4-2 Zone; 4. Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV-2015-2684-MND as the environmental clearance for the project; 5. Adopt the Mitigation Monitoring Program for ENV-2015-2684-MND. Staff: Jenna Monterossa (213) 978-1337 5. ZA-2015-2656-CUB-1A CEQA: ENV-2015-2657-CE Expiration Date: March 24, 2016 Community Plan: Wilshire Appeal Status: Not Further Council District: 10 - Wesson Appealable PUBLIC HEARING Location: 601-605 South Western Avenue (601 – 605 South Western Avenue and 3950, 3956 – 3962 West 6th Street) Central Los Angeles Area 3 February 23, 2016 Planning Commission  Requested Action: An appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s decision, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code 12.24-W, 1, to approve a Conditional Use permit for the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction with a restaurant in the C2-2 Zone, and to affirm the Categorical Exemption ENV-2015-2657-CE as the environmental action of the project. APPLICANT: 6th Street Partners, LLC Representative: Michael Gonzales, Gonzales Law Group APPELLANT: Robert Kim, 6th Street Partners, LLC (Same as Applicant) Recommended Action: 1. Adopt the Findings of the Zoning Administrator. 2. Deny the appeal. 3. Sustain the action of the Zoning Administrator’s decision to approve a Conditional Use permit for the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction with a restaurant in the C2-2 Zone. 4. Affirm the Categorical Exemption No. ENV-2015-2657-CE as the environmental action for the project. Staff: Fernando Tovar (213) 978-1303 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. The next regular meeting of the Central, Area Planning Commission will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 08, 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 4 February 23, 2016 Planning Commission