City Planning Commission

Información en EspaÁol acerca de esta junta puede ser obtenida Ilamando al (213) 978-1300 CITY PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2006, 8:30 A.M. ROOM 1010 - CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Jane Ellison Usher, President S. Gail Goldberg, Director Andres F. Irlando , Vice President Gordon Hamilton, Deputy Director Diego Cardoso, Commissioner Bob Sutton, Deputy Director Regina M. Freer, Commissioner Robin R. Hughes, Commissioner Sabrina Kay, Commissioner Fr. Spencer T. Kezios, Commissioner William Roschen, Commissioner Michael K. Woo, Commissioner Gabriele Williams, Commission Executive Assistant II, (213) 978-1247; FAX (213) 978-1029 POLICY FOR DESIGNATED PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: 4 THROUGH 8. 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. Note: Materials received after the mailing deadline will be placed in the official case file. 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 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 No. Main Street, Los Angeles, California, and are accessible through the Internet World Wide Web at www.lacity.org/PLN. Click the AMeetings and Hearings@ quick link. CPC agenda are available under any of the seven service areas. 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. 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. (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-2006-9912-PUB-ZV-ZAD Council District: 11 CEQA: ENVB2006-9911-MND Location: 265 Carolwood Drive Plan: Bel Air-Beverly Crest Expiration Date: 8-10-06 Appeal Status: Appealable to Council LIMITED PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to Section 14.00 of the Municipal Code, an Alternative Compliance Approval for a Public Benefit Project to permit an art museum in the RE40-1 zone with the following alternatives from the performance standards of Municipal Code Section 14.00 A.3 (a) to permit deviations from the parking requirements of section 12.21 A of the Municipal Code as described in Request No. 2 below, (b) to permit the museum to be located on a lot that is not a corner site, and (c) to permit the museum to be located on a lot that fronts on a local street in lieu of being located on a site which has the majority of its frontage on a major or secondary highway; and Pursuant to Section 12.27 of the Municipal Code, a Variance from the following: (a) Section 12.21 A.4 to provide 22 parking spaces in lieu of the 29 spaces required; and (b) Section 12.21 A.5 to deviate in the design of the parking spaces by permitting tandem parking spaces in the main driveway and a carport in lieu of providing parking stalls which are individually accessible; and Pursuant to Section 12.24 X.7 of the Municipal Code, a Wall/Fence Height Determination from Section 12.21 C.1(g) to permit the continued use and maintenance of an existing 6 foot high wall/hedge in the front yard setback of an R zoned property in lieu of the maximum 42-inch height otherwise permitted, to permit the use, maintenance and operation of an existing single family dwelling, accessory buildings, parking areas, and gardens as a private art museum providing approximately 22 parking spaces for visitors and staff on an 82,491 square foot lot. Tours of the museum are by appointment only, Monday through Friday between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Applicant: Billie Milan Weisman, Director of the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUESTS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. Jon Foreman, (213) 978-1171. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 3 AUGUST 10, 2006 5. Vesting Tentative Tract 63368-1A Council District: 9 CEQA: ENV-2005-5738-MND Location: 510 South Spring Plan: Central City Street Expiration Date: 8-10-06 PUBLIC HEARING Appeal Status: Appealable to Council. AN APPEAL, from the decision, in part, of the Deputy Advisory Agency in approving Vesting Tentative Tract No. 63368, composed of one lot, for adaptive reuse of an existing office building into a maximum 154 residential units and the conversion of 10,278 square feet of office floor area into 2 commercial units. Applicant: Security Buildings Loft Partners, LP Appellant: Same STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF THE APPEAL. Theodore L. Irving, (213) 978-1366 6. Tentative Tract 62964-1A Council District: 5 CEQA: ENV–2005-4238-MND Location: 10763-10777 Wilshire Blvd. Plan: Westwood Expiration Date: 8-10-06 Appeal Status: Appealable to Council. PUBLIC HEARING THREE APPEALS, from the decision, in part, of the Deputy Advisory Agency in approving Tentative Tract No. 62964, composed of one lot, for a maximum 60-unit residential condominium subdivision. Applicant: DK Partners Appellants: (1) DK Partners (Harvey Goodman, Representative) (2) La Salle Apartments Tenants Group (3) Holmy-Westwood Property Owners Association (Sandy Brown, Representative) STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF THE THREE APPEALS. Lateef Sholebo, (213) 978-1454. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 4 AUGUST 10, 2006  AFTER 11:00 A.M. 7. Tentative Tract 63843-1A Council District: 1 ZA-2005-7883-ZV-ZAA-1A Location: 1408-1430 W. CEQA: ENV–2005-7868-MND Washington Blvd. Plan: South Los Angeles Expiration Date: 8-10-06 Appeal Status: TT appealable to Council; ZV, appealable to Council, if granted. PUBLIC HEARING APPEAL, from the entire decision of the Deputy Advisory Agency, denying Tentative Tract No. 63843, composed of one lot, for a maximum 56 residential condominium dwellings; and APPEAL, from the entire decision of the Associate Zoning Administrator decision, denying (1) a Variance to permit 56 dwelling units for the entire dual zone site, in lieu of 34 dwelling units in the [Q]C2-1 zone and the maximum 5 dwelling units in the RD1.5-1 zone; (2) a Variance to permit a 2.6:1 FAR for the entire site in lieu of the 3:1 FAR in the RD1.5-1 zone and the 1.5-1 FAR in the [Q]C2-1 zone; and (3) a Variance to permit a 55- foot building height in lieu of the maximum permitted 45 feet on the northerly 17 feet of the RD1.5-1 zoned portion; approving a Variance to permit access from a more restrict zone to a less restrictive zone (RD1.5-1 to [Q]C2-1); and denying a Zoning Administrator’s Adjustment to permit reduced front and rear yards of 10 feet instead of the required 15 feet. Applicant: Anastasi Development Appellant: Same STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF THE APPEAL FROM THE DEPUTY ADVISORY AGENCY DECISION AND DENIAL OF THE APPEAL FROM THE ASSOCIATE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR DECISION. Theodore L. Irving, (213) 978-1366 CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 5 AUGUST 10, 2006 8. CPC-2005-630-ZC-ZAA-SPR Council District: 13 CEQA: ENV–2005-631-MND Location: 1736 McCadden Place Plan: Hollywood Expiration Date: 8-10-06 Appeal Status: Appealable Public Hearing completed on April 19, 2006. Pursuant to Section 12.32 of the Municipal Code, a Zone Change from C4-2D-SN to C4-2-SN (to remove >D= restriction) incident to a 3-lot airspace subdivision in connection with TT-61726; and Pursuant to Section 16.05 of the Municipal Code, Site Plan Review approval; and Pursuant to Section 12.28 of the Municipal Code, a Zoning Administrator Adjustment to permit the following: (a) reduction in parking to one space per dwelling unit for 22 Moderate Income units, irrespective of habitable rooms; (b) reduction in parking for 196 market rate residential condominium units; and (c) reduction in setbacks, for the project project consisting of a 3-lot air space subdivision on a 2.0544 net acre (89,491 net square feet) site: Lot 1 - An 8-story structure with 218 new residential condominium units (196 market rate units and 22 Moderate Income Units); Lot 2 - one level of subterranean parking with 209 commercial parking spaces; Lot 3 - two levels of subterranean parking with 417 resident and guest parking spaces for the residential condominiums on Lot 1. Applicant: David Schwartzman, D.S. Ventures STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ZONE CHANGE TO (T)(Q)C2-1 SN; APPROVAL OF THE SITE PLAN REVIEW; APPROVAL OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR ADJUSTMENT; AND DISMISSAL OF THE REQUEST FOR REDUCTION IN PARKING FOR MARKET RATE UNITS AND REQUEST FOR REDUCED SETBACKS. Fernando Tovar, (213) 978-1349. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 6 AUGUST 10, 2006  The next regular meeting of the City Planning Commission will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 24, 2006 at the Van Nuys City Hall 14410 Sylvan Street Council Chamber, 2ND Floor Van Nuys, CA 91401 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. Translation services, sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or other services must be requested 72 hours prior to the meeting by calling the Commission Executive Assistant at (213) 978-1247. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 7 AUGUST 10, 2006