City Planning Commission

Información en EspaÁol acerca de esta junta puede ser obtenida Ilamando al (213) 978-1300. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION Corrected Agenda REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2003, 9:30 A.M. 200 NORTH SPRING STREET - ROOM 1010, CITY HALL LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Mitchell B. Menzer, President Con Howe, Director Joseph Klein, Vice President Frank Eberhard, Deputy Director Richard M. Brown, Commissioner Gordon Hamilton, Deputy Director Mabel Chang, Commissioner Bob Sutton, Deputy Director Dorene Dominguez, Commissioner Javier O. Lopez, Commissioner Gerard McCallum II, Commissioner Bradley H. Mindlin, Commissioner Thomas E. Schiff, Commissioner Gabriele Williams, Commission Executive Assistant, (213) 978-1247; FAX (213) 978-1029 POLICY FOR DESIGNATED PUBLIC HEARING ITEM Nos.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. 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. EVERY PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION MUST COMPLETE A SPEAKER’S REQUEST FORM AND SUBMIT IT TO THE COMMISSION EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT STAFF. 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 532, Los Angeles, 90012, prior to the meeting at which the item is to be heard in order to meet the mailing deadline. The Commission may ADJOURN FOR LUNCH at approximately 12:00 Noon. Any cases not acted upon during the morning session will be considered after lunch. TIME SEGMENTS noted * herein are approximate. Some items may be delayed due to length of discussion of previous items. 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. AGENDAS are posted for public review in the Main Street lobby of City Hall, 200 No. Main Street, Los Angeles, California, and are accessible through the Internet World Wide Web at http://www.lacity.org/dept/PLN/meetings/cpcagnda.htm. 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 agenized here, or in written correspondence on these matters delivered to this agency at or prior to the public hearing. The time in which a party may seek judicial review of this determination is governed by California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6. Under that provision, a petitioner may seek judicial review of any decision of the City pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5, only if the petition for writ of mandate pursuant to that section is filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which the City’s decision became final. 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 A. Council actions and schedule. B. Other items of interest. 2. COMMISSION BUSINESS A. Advance Calendar B. Commission Requests C. Minutes of 5-8-03. D. CPC NO. 1991-0535-DA Council District: 9 CEQA: EIR SCH 88-062220 Location: Various Plan: Central City Appeal Status: N/A Expiration Date: N/A INFORMATION ONLY ANNUAL REVIEW, of City Centre (“Metropolis”) Development Agreement, for a five-phase development of 2.4 million square feet of floor area on a 276,000 square foot site, bounded by W. 8th Street to the north, W. 9th Street to the south, Francisco Street to the east, and the Harbor Freeway to the west. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL REVIEW AND FILE. Rony E. Giron, (213) 978-1221 Applicant: City Centre Development 3. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD The Commission shall provide an opportunity in open meetings for the public to address it, for a cumulative total of up to thirty (30) minutes, on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. (This requirement is in addition to any other hearing required or imposed by law.) PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK MUST SUBMIT A SPEAKER’S REQUEST FORM. ALL REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC THAT ARE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. Individual testimony within the public comment period shall be limited as follows: (a) For non-agendized matters, up to five (5) minutes per person and up to ten (10) minutes per subject. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 2 JUNE 12, 2003  (b) For agendized matters, up to three (3) minutes per person and up to ten (10) minutes per subject. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THESE ITEMS WILL BE DEFERRED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS EACH ITEM IS CALLED FOR CONSIDERATION. The Chair of the Commission may allocate the number of speakers per subject, the time allotted each subject, and the time allotted each speaker. 4. CPC NO. 2003-3256-ICO Council District: 4 CEQA: ENV-2003-3257-CE Location: Various Plan: North Hollywood-Valley Village Appeal Status: N/A Expiration Date: N/A PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED INTERIM CONTROL ORDINANCE (ICO), to temporarily prohibit the issuance of building permits for all new and/or expanding automobile-related uses within the North Hollywood ICO area, for all properties along Burbank, Cahuenga, Chandler, Lankershim and Magnolia Boulevards, and Tujunga and Vineland Avenues. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. Rita Schack, (818) 374-5037 Applicant: City of Los Angeles 5. CPC NO. 2003-2505-ICO Council District: 15 CEQA: ENV-2003-2506-CE Location: Various Plan: Wilmington-Harbor City Appeal Status: N/A Expiration Date: N/A PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED INTERIM CONTROL ORDINANCE, to temporarily prohibit the issuance of building and use of land permits for “open storage” as a primary use on properties with the following general boundaries: the City boundary (with City of Carson) on the north, Alameda Street on the east, the 110 Harbor Freeway on the west, and the jurisdictional boundary with the Port of Los Angeles on the south (generally Harry Bridges Boulevard, except between Quay and Lagoon Avenues, where it is further south, between “A” and Water Streets). STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. Jeffrey W. Pool, (213) 978-1165. Applicant: City of Los Angeles CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 3 JUNE 12, 2003 6. CPC NO. 2003-1502-MSC Council Districts: All CEQA: ENV-2003-2296-CE Location: Citywide Plan: ALL Appeal Status: N/A Expiration Date: N/A Public Hearing completed on April 30, 2003. PROPOSED HISTORIC PRESERVATION OVERLAY ZONE (HPOZ) PRESERVATION PLAN WORKBOOK, to assist HPOZ Boards with the preparation of individual preservation plans, including design guidelines, goals and objectives. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED PLAN WORKBOOK. Charles R. Rausch, Jr. (213) 978-1167. Applicant: City of Los Angeles 7. CPC-2003-1501-CA Council District: ALL CEQA: ENV-2003-2119-CE Location: Citywide Plan: ALL Appeal Status: N/A Expiration Date: N/A Public Hearing completed on April 30, 2003. PROPOSED ORDINANCE, (Appendix A), amending Section 12.20.3 of the LAMC, to revise the Historical Preservation Overlay Zone Ordinance, No. 174,422, to integrate local HPOZ Preservation Plans into project review procedures, improve project review time lines, reduce delay, streamline the review of conforming work, incorporate predictable and objective review criteria and guidelines, and permit local level flexibility in Preservation Plans to respond to local preservation issues and concerns. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF APPENDIX A. Charles J. Rausch, Jr. (213) 978-1167. Applicant: City of Los Angeles CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 4 JUNE 12, 2003 8. CPC NO. 2002-4173-SUD Council District: 4 and 13 CEQA: ENV-2003-1377-MND Location: Various Plan: Hollywood Appeal Status: N/A Expiration Date: N/A Public Hearing completed April 23, 2003. PROPOSED SIGN SUPPLEMENTAL USE DISTRICT, pursuant to Section 13.11 of the LAMC, for commercial and industrial properties in boundaries of the Hollywood Redevelopment Plan and the Media District Business Improvement District bounded by La Brea Avenue, Franklin Avenue, the Hollywood (101) Freeway and Melrose Avenue, that contain regulations that permit such signage as supergraphics, blade signs, skyline logos, rooftop signage, mural signs, inflatable and electronic signs and other types of signage; additional regulations for signage on recognized historic structures; regulations regarding the size, density and illumination of permitted signage; and regulations permitting billboards (off-site advertising) and solid panel rooftop signs at specified locations, in return for reduction of existing off-site advertising signs in other locations within the Hollywood Community Plan area. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED SIGN SUPPLEMENTAL USE DISTRICT. Charles J. Rausch, Jr. (213) 978-1167. Applicant: City of Los Angeles The next regular meeting of the City Planning Commission will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 26, 2003, at Airtel Plaza Hotel, 7277 Valjean Avenue, Van Nuys, California. 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) 978-1247. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 5 JUNE 12, 2003