City Planning Commission

Información en Español acerca de esta junta puede ser obtenida Ilamando al (213) 978-1300 CITY PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014, after 8:30 a.m. CITY HALL – PUBLIC WORKS BOARD ROOM 350 200 N. SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 Renee Dake Wilson, AIA, President Michael J. LoGrande, Director Dana Perlman, Vice President Alan Bell, AICP, Deputy Director Robert L. Ahn, Commissioner Lisa M. Webber, AICP, Deputy Director David H. Ambroz, Commissioner Jan Zatorski, Deputy Director Maria Cabildo, Commissioner Caroline Choe, Commissioner Richard Katz, Commissioner John W. Mack, Commissioner Marta Segura, Commissioner James K. Williams, Commission Executive Assistant II POLICY FOR DESIGNATED PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS No(s) 7 and 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 STAFF. Written submissions are governed by Rule 10 of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission Rules and Operating Procedures, a copy of which is posted online at http://cityplanning.lacity.org/Forms Procedures/CpcPolicy.pdf. Day of hearing submissions (20 copies must be provided) are limited to 2 pages plus accompanying photographs. Submissions that do not comply with these rules will be stamped “File Copy. Non-Complying Submission.” Non- complying submissions will be placed into the official case file, but they will not be delivered to or considered by the CPC, and will not be included in the official administrative record for the item at issue. 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, in accordance with the Commission Policies and Procedures and provided that the Commission retains jurisdiction over the case. 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. 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 CPC@lacity.org. 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. 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. 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 at www.planning.lacity.org. Click the Meetings and Hearings@ link. Commission meetings may be heard on Council Phone by dialing (213) 621-2489 or (818) 904-9450. 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. Update on City Planning Commission Status Reports and Active Assignments 1. Ongoing Status Reports: Director’s Report on School Conditions 2. City Council/PLUM Calendar and Actions 3. List of Pending Legislation (Ordinance Update) B. Legal actions and rulings update C. Other items of interest 2. COMMISSION BUSINESS A. Advance Calendar B. Commission Request C. Minutes of Meeting – August 28, 2014 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. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 2 SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 4. re:CodeLA - Formation of City Planning Commission Sub-Committee 5. CPC-2014-516-HPOZ Council District: 9 – Price CEQA: ENV-2014-517-CE Expiration Date: N/A Plan Area: Southeast Los Angeles Appeal Status: Not Appealable PUBLIC HEARING – Completed on April 3, 2014 Location: Properties along E. 52nd PLACE bounded by AVALON BOULEVARD, to the west and MCKINLEY AVENUE to the east. Proposed Project: Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.20.3F, establishment of the 52nd Place Tifal Brothers Tract Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) and adoption of the 52nd Place Tifal Brothers Tract Preservation Plan. Recommended Actions: 1. Recommend that the City Council approve the establishment of the proposed 52nd Place Tifal Brothers Tract Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ). 2. Find that the proposed 52nd Place Tifal Brothers Tract HPOZ ordinance boundaries are appropriate. 3. Adopt the 52nd Place Tifal Brothers Tract HPOZ Preservation Plan. 4. Adopt the Findings. 5. Find that the project is categorically exempt (ENV-2014-517-CE) under the State CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8, and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 for the 52nd Place Tifal Brothers Tract HPOZ and Preservation Plan. Applicant: City of Los Angeles Staff: Shannon Ryan (213) 978-1220 6. CPC-2013-3340-GPA-ZC-DB-SPR Council Districts: 8 – Parks CEQA: ENV-2013-3341-MND Expiration Date: 9-11-14 Plan Area: South Los Angeles Appeal Status: Appealable to City Related Case: VTT-72558-CN-1A Council PUBLIC HEARING – Completed on June 4, 2014 Location: 1060-1094 W. EXPOSITION BOULEVARD, 3779-3785 S. WISCONSIN STREET, 1061-1095 W. 38TH STREET Proposed Project: Construction of a mixed-use development with 140 units and 8,000 square feet of commercial floor area. The proposed project will include 138 Low Income units, 2 market rate manager’s units, and 130 parking spaces. The project includes the demolition of six two-story buildings with 48 apartment units. The project may be built in two phases. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 3 SEPTEMBER 11, 2014  Requested Actions: 1. Pursuant to Section 11.5.6 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, a General Plan Amendment to the South Los Angeles Community Plan from Medium Residential to Community Commercial land use; 2. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.32-F, a Vesting Zone Change from [Q]R3 to C2 and the elimination of an existing [Q] limitation as established by Ordinance No. 173,809 to permit the construction of a mixed-use project containing 140 residential units and 8,000 square feet of commercial space; 3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.22-A,25, the project proposes to set aside 138 of the 140 residential units (98% of the units) for Low Income households. Additionally the applicant is requesting one On-Menu Affordable Housing Incentive and four Off-Menu Affordable Housing Incentives as follows: a. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.22-A,25(f), an on-menu incentive to allow a 1.8:1 FAR resulting in a maximum of 180,825 square feet in lieu of the 1.5:1 FAR. b. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.22-A,25(g)(3), an off-menu incentive to allow 0.8 parking spaces for each restricted affordable unit in a development located less than 500 feet from a fixed rail line in lieu of one parking spaces per restricted affordable unit as allowed in LAMC Section 12.22-A,25(d)(2). c. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.22-A,25(g)(3), an off-menu incentive to maintain two parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of commercial space as allowed in the Enterprise Zone in LAMC Section 12.21-A,4(x)(3). d. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.22-A,25(g)(3), an off-menu incentive to allow a maximum building height of 72 feet in lieu of the Commercial Corner Development standard of a 45-foot height limit as required in LAMC Section 12.22-A,23(a). e. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.22-A,25(g)(3), an off-menu incentive to allow zero feet of landscaping along the commercial building frontage of Exposition Boulevard in lieu of the Commercial Corner Development standard of a minimum five-foot width of landscaping along a street frontage which abuts a residential zone or use as required in LAMC Section 12.22- A,23(a). 4. Pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a project creating more than 50 residential dwelling units. 5. Pursuant to Section 21082.1(c)(3) of the California Public resources Code, adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV-2013-3341-MND for the above referenced project. Applicant: Holly Benson, Rolland Curtis Partners, LLC Representative: Jim Ries, Craig Lawson & Co., LLC Recommended Actions: 1. Approve the General Plan Amendment to the South Los Angeles Community Plan from Medium Residential to Community Commercial land use. 2. Approve the Vesting Zone Change from [Q]R3 to (T)(Q)C2 and the elimination of an existing [Q] limitation as established by Ordinance No. 173,809 to permit the construction of a mixed-use project containing 140 residential units and 8,000 square feet of commercial space, with the conditions. 3. Approve the On-Menu Affordable Housing Incentive to permit a 1.8:1 FAR resulting in a maximum of 180,825 square feet, with the conditions. 4. Approve the Off-Menu Affordable Housing Incentive to permit 0.8 parking spaces for each restricted affordable unit, with the conditions. 5. Approve the Off-Menu Affordable Housing Incentive to permit a maximum building height of 72 feet, with the conditions. 6. Approve the Off-Menu Affordable Housing Incentive to permit zero feet of landscaping along the commercial building frontage of Exposition Boulevard, with the conditions. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 4 SEPTEMBER 11, 2014  7. Deny without Prejudice the Off-Menu Affordable Housing Incentive to maintain two parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of commercial space as allowed in the Enterprise Zone. 8. Approve the Site Plan Review for a mixed-use development with 140 units and 8,000 square feet of commercial floor area with the conditions. 9. Adopt the Findings. 10. Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV-2013-3341-MND for the above-referenced project. 11. Advise the applicant that, pursuant to California State Public Resources Code Section 21081.6, the City shall monitor or require evidence that mitigation conditions are implemented and maintained throughout the life of the project and the City may require any necessary fees to cover the cost of such monitoring. 12. Advise the applicant that pursuant to State Fish and Game Code Section 711.4, a Fish and Game Fee is now required to be submitted to the County Clerk prior to or concurrent with the Environmental Notice of Determination (NOD) filing. Staff: Christina Toy Lee (213) 473-9723 7. VTT-72558-CN-1A Council Districts: 8 – Parks CEQA: ENV-2013-3341-MND Expiration Date: 9-11-14 Plan Area: South Los Angeles Appeal Status: Appealable to City Related Case: CPC-2013-3340-GPA-ZC-DB-SPR Council PUBLIC HEARING Location: 1060-1094 W. EXPOSITION BOULEVARD, 3779-3785 S. WISCONSIN STREET, 1061-1095 W. 38TH STREET Proposed Project: The merger and re-subdivision of four lots into one master ground lot (Lot 1) and three airspace lots (Airspace Lots 2-4). Lot 1 includes the master ground lot, Airspace Lot 2 includes the commercial component and 16 commercial parking spaces, and Airspace Lot 3 includes 70 residential units and 57 residential parking spaces, and Airspace Lot 4 includes 70 residential units and 57 residential parking spaces. The project includes the demolition of six two-story buildings with 48 apartment units. The project may be built in two phases. Requested Actions: Appeal of the Deputy Advisory Agency's approval of Vesting Tentative Tract No. VTT-72558-CN to permit the merger and re-subdivision of four lots into one master ground lot (Lot 1) and three airspace lots (Airspace Lots 2-4), pursuant to Section 17.03 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. Applicant: Holly Benson, Rolland Curtis Partners, LLC Representative: Jim Ries, Craig Lawson & Co., LLC Appellant: Barbara Allen, 3790 Wisconsin Apartments Recommended Actions: 1. Sustain the decision of the Deputy Advisory Agency for Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. VTT- 72558-CN and Deny the appeal. 2. Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV-2013-3341-MND. 3. Adopt the Findings. 4. Advise the applicant that, pursuant to California State Public Resources Code Section 21081.6, the City shall monitor or require evidence that mitigation conditions are implemented and maintained CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 5 SEPTEMBER 11, 2014  throughout the life of the project and the City may require any necessary fees to cover the cost of such monitoring. 5. Advise the applicant that pursuant to State Fish and Game Code Section 711.4, a Fish and Game Fee is now required to be submitted to the County Clerk prior to or concurrent with the Environmental Notice of Determination (NOD) filing. Staff: Christina Toy Lee (213) 473-9723 8. CPC-2011-1923-CU-SPR-PA1 Council District: 11 – Bonin CEQA: ENV-2011-1924-MND Expiration Date: 9-11-14 Plan Area: West Los Angeles Appeal Status: Appealable to City Council PUBLIC HEARING Location: 1905, 1911, 1915 ARMACOST AVENUE Proposed Project: Plan Approval pursuant to Condition 11 of CPC-2011-1923-CU-SPR for the New West Charter School to review the effectiveness of, and the level of compliance with, the terms and conditions of the grant. In addition, modification of conditions related to maximum student enrollment, parking, school hours and traffic studies. Requested Actions: 1. Pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24M: a. A Plan Approval for Condition Compliance. b. Modification of Condition Nos. 1 and 2 to increase enrollment from 750 to 875 students. c. Modification of Condition No. 4 to allow parking requirements to be met off-site. d. Modification of Condition No. 5 to extend school hours from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for teacher preparations, school maintenance, parent/teacher conferences, school board meetings and similar school activities. e. Modification of Condition No. 15.h. to reduce the number of required traffic studies to one per semester. Applicant: New West Charter School Representative: Neill Brower, Jeffer, Mangels Butler & Mitchell, LLP Recommended Actions: 1. Approve a Plan Approval for Condition Compliance in accordance with Condition 11 of CPC-2011- 1923-CU-SPR, and find that New West Charter School has fully complied with the use and operating requirements of the Conditional Use Permit. 2. Conditionally approve an increase in enrollment from 750 to 875 students for the 2015-2016 school year. 3. Conditionally approve parking requirements to be met on- or off-site. 4. Conditionally approve extended school hours to 10:00 p.m. for teacher preparations, school maintenance, parent/teacher conferences, school board meetings and similar school activities. 5. Conditionally approve a reduction in the number of required traffic studies to one per semester. 6. Find that the previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration, ENV-2011-1924-MND, adequately serves as environmental clearance for the project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and Section 21082.19(c)(3) of the California Public Resources Code. Staff: Naomi Guth (213) 978-1171 CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 6 SEPTEMBER 11, 2014  The next scheduled regular meeting of the City Planning Commission will be CANCELED on Thursday, September 25, 2014 City Hall Van Nuys City Hall 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 Planning Commission Secretariat at (213) 978-1300 or by email at CPC@lacity.org. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 7 SEPTEMBER 11, 2014