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, May 24, 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 Christina Oh, Commissioner Vacant, 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, 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. 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 – May 10, 2016 3. ZA-2015-3408-CU-1A CEQA: ENV-2015-3409-CE Expiration Date: June 15, 2016 Community Plan: Wilshire Appeal Status: Not Further Appealable Council District No.: 5 – Koretz PUBLIC HEARING LOCATION: 300-302 South Robertson Boulevard Requested Action: An appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s decision to deny a Conditional Use Permit to allow hours of operation from 4:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. in lieu of the otherwise permitted hours of 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. in conjunction with an existing dialysis center, and find that the project was Categorically Exempt per Notice of Exemption no. ENV-2015-3409-CE. APPLICANT: 300 South Robertson Dialysis, LLC Representative: Jonathan Lonner, Burns & Bouchard, Inc APPELLANT: Same as Applicant Recommended Action 1. Adopt the Findings of the Zoning Administrator. 2. Deny the Appeal 3. Sustain action of the Zoning Administrator’s decision to deny a conditional Use Permit to allow hours of operation from 4:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. in lieu of the otherwise permitted hours of 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. in conjunction with an existing dialysis center. 4. Find that the project is Categorically Exempt, ENV-2015-3409-CE, pursuant to Article III, Section 1 and Class 1, Category 22, of the City of Los Angeles CEQA Guidelines. Staff: Fernando Tovar (213) 978-1303 Central Los Angeles Area 2 May 24, 2016 Planning Commission 4. ZA-2015-3269-CUB-1A CEQA: ENV-2015-3270-MND Expiration: June 28, 2016 Community Plan: Hollywood Appeal Status: Not Further Appealable Council District No.: 5 - Koretz PUBLIC HEARING: LOCATION: 7500 West Melrose Avenue Requested Action: An appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s decision, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24-W,1, to approve a Conditional Use Permit to allow the sale of a full line of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption in conjunction with a pharmacy/drugstore in the C4-1XL-O Zone, and the decision to adopt the action of the Lead Agency in issuing the Mitigated Negative Declaration ENV-2015-3270-MND as the environmental clearance for the above referenced project. APPLICANT: Dotty Hardinger, CVS Caremark c/o Boos Development West, LLC Representative: Margaret Taylor, Apex LA APPELLANT #1: Paulette R Caswell, Ph.D. Representative: Patrick W Seamans, M.Arch., Ph.D., INDIVIDUAL, Mid- City West Community Council Board of Directors, Planning and Land Use Committee APPELLANT #2: Michael DeNitto, CVS Caremark c/o Boos Development West, LLC Representative: Margaret Taylor, Apex LA (Appeal in Part) Recommended Action 1. Adopt the Findings of the Zoning Administrator. 2. Deny the Appeal. 3. Sustain the actions of the Zoning Administrator’s decision’s to approve a Conditional Use Permit to allow the sale of a full line of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption in conjunction with a pharmacy/drugstore in the C4-1XL-O Zone. 4. To adopt the action of the Lead Agency in issuing the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the above referenced project. Zoning Administrator: Rocky Wiles (213) 202-5464 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 May 24, 2016 Planning Commission  The next regular meeting of the Central, Area Planning Commission will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14, 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 May 24, 2016 Planning Commission